Where have all the lemurs gone? Some of them can be found, rendered in rare form, right here within the Nash Collection of Primates in Art and Illustration. Offered as part of the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, this splendid array of materials represents a collaboration between noted scientific illustrator Stephen Nash and staff at the Lawrence Jacobsen Library at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center. There are over 3,200 items here, including drawings of primate skeletons, pen and ink drawings done from live animals, and profile portraits. The collection is wonderfully broad in its scope, as it also comprises renderings of primates that appear in sculpture, paintings, and other artistic media. Finally, visitors can search the collection in great detail and also get more information on the project via the About the Collection area.
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