Erwin Sachem Christman
American paleo-artist and sculptor
About Erwin Sachem Christman
Lived 1885 – 1921 (aged 36). Erwin Sachem Christman was an American artist, sculptor and scientific illustrator.
Erwin Sachem Christman (January 14, 1885 – November 14, 1921) was an American palaeoartist, known for his sculptures of Cenozoic mammals, skeletal reconstructions, and his work on the famous 1912 skeletal mount of Tyrannosaurus rex.
Biography
Early life Little is known of Christman's early life, aside from that he was born in Clinton, New Jersey on January 14, 1885. He studied at the Art Students League and the National Academy of Design, working under the supervision of palaeontologist Henry Fairfield Osborn.
Career His first published illustrations were a series of illustrations of the holotype of Tyrannosaurus rex, and several illustrations and sculptures of brontothere heads. Christman died on November 14, 1921, in New York City.
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Who was Erwin Sachem Christman?
American paleo-artist and sculptor (1885–1921)
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Erwin Sachem Christman was born on 14 January 1885 in Clinton.
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Erwin Sachem Christman died on 27 November 1921 in Manhattan.
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Erwin Sachem Christman was an artist, sculptor and scientific illustrator.
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Erwin Sachem Christman was American.
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