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Scientific Illustrator Intern Donates Original Art to Monument

Ancient landscape with various type of dinosaurs
image of the illustration created by Liz Bradford during her scientific illustrator internship at Dinosaur National Monument the summer of 2009
Liz Bradford

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Date: January 7, 2010
Contact: Carla Beasley, 435-781-7700

Scientific illustrator intern, Liz Bradford donated original art that offers a view of what the ancient world of the dinosaurs might have looked to Dinosaur National Monument. The monument plans to use the art for various educational projects and will display a copy in the new visitor center.

Bradford researched the plants and animals that existed in the area millions of years ago during her 3-month internship at the monument. As she painted, Bradford took a picture of the canvas every hour and pieced them together in a 15-second video. To see how her artwork took shape, visit www.nps.gov/dino.

Did You Know?

Picture of anthropomorphic figure holding a circular shape pecked into a rock.

Do you know the difference between a petroglyph (pictured here) and a pictograph? Petroglyphs are images pecked into rock while pictographs are painted images. Dinosaur National Monument preserves both forms of Native American rock art.