100th Anniversary Exhibit Unveiling
RCAS Awarded Wisconsin Humanities Recovery Grant
Funded in part by a grant from Wisconsin Humanities, with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the Roy Chapman Andrews Society was awarded a Wisconsin Humanities Recovery Grant.* In partnership with the Beloit Public Library, a portable visual history exhibit depicting the life an adventures of Andrews, “A Visual History of Roy Chapman Andrews, Beloit’s Native Son,” will be unveiled.
The exhibit will include banners of historic adventure photos purchased from the American Museum of Natural History, where Andrews was once the director, and never-before-seen exploration artifacts and personal photos of Andrews’s life and career donated by his granddaughter. Among the history-telling banners, all past DEA recipients will be recognized.
To accompany this self-guided exhibit, a free public lecture titled “Exploring with Roy Chapman Andrews, Beloit’s Native Son” will be given by local author and former Society board member Ann Bausum, who authored Andrews’s biography: “Dragon Bones and Dinosaur Eggs: A Photobiography of Explorer Roy Chapman Andrews”. The exhibit will showcase never before seen photos and artifacts donated by Roy’s granddaughter.
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- Monday, April 25, 7:00 PM
- Beloit Public Library, 605 Eclipse Center
Ms. Bausum will introduce the exhibit and highlight Andrews’s life as a world-famous explorer,
This collaborative activity will memorialize the legacy of this internationally renowned scientist, explorer, author, and educator of the 20th century, who was born and raised in Beloit and graduated from Beloit College in 1906
* Wisconsin Humanities strengthens the roots of community life through educational and cultural programs that inspire civic participation and individual imagination.
Retractable Roy Chapman Andrews Image
Retractable RCA History Poster
Roy Chapman Andrews Kiosk
Display with Roy Chapman Andrews Pistol
Help Support This Effort
Anyone wishing to be a part of the 2022 Distinguished Explorer Award event and 100th Anniversary Celebration can do so by clicking here.
Components of the exhibit will include four double-sided exhibit banners which will depict the story of Andrews’s life and purpose of the Roy Chapman Andrews Society; an Illuminated lockable display case will showcase Andrews’s expedition artifacts; A Sign stand with literature holders for promotional brochures that explain the exhibit and promote the Society and its programs.
BACKGROUND PHOTO:
Entire Personnel, Third Asiatic Expedition, Mongolia 1925
Photographer: James B. Shackelford, American Museum of Natural History
Can you spot Roy?
100th Anniversary Exhibit Unveiling
RCAS Awarded Wisconsin Humanities Recovery Grant
Funded in part by a grant from Wisconsin Humanities, with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the Roy Chapman Andrews Society was awarded a Wisconsin Humanities Recovery Grant*
In mid-April the Society will unveil the exhibit, “A Visual History of Roy Chapman Andrews, Beloit’s Native Son” at the Beloit Public Library, funded in part by the Wisconsin Humanities grant.
The exhibit will include banners of historic adventure photos provided by the American Museum of Natural History, where Andrews was once the director, and never-before-seen exploration artifacts and personal photos of Andrews’s life and career donated by his granddaughter.
To accompany this self-guided exhibit at the Beloit Public Library, a free public lecture introducing the exhibit and Andrews’s life as a world-famous explorer will be presented by local writer and former Society board member Ann Bausum, who authored Andrews’s biography: “Dragon Bones and Dinosaur Eggs: A Photobiography of Explorer Roy Chapman Andrews.
This collaborative activity will memorialize the legacy of this internationally renowned scientist, explorer, author, and educator of the 20th century, who was born and raised in Beloit and graduated from Beloit College in 1906
* Wisconsin Humanities strengthens the roots of community life through educational and cultural programs that inspire civic participation and individual imagination.
Retractable Roy Chapman Andrews Image
Retractable RCA History Poster
Roy Chapman Andrews Kiosk
Display with Roy Chapman Andrews Pistol
Help Support This Effort
Anyone wishing to be a part of the 2022 Distinguished Explorer Award event and 100th Anniversary Celebration can do so by clicking here.
Components of the exhibit will include four double-sided exhibit banners which will depict the story of Andrews’s life and purpose of the Roy Chapman Andrews Society; an Illuminated lockable display case will showcase Andrews’s expedition artifacts; A Sign stand with literature holders for promotional brochures that explain the exhibit and promote the Society and its programs.
HEADER PHOTO:
Entire Personnel, Third Asiatic Expedition, Mongolia 1925
Photographer: James B. Shackelford, American Museum of Natural History
Can you spot Roy?
