Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins.
born 1807 and died 1889.
Who was he?
Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins was a English sculptor and natural history artist. He was also recognized as a lecturer on zoology and other topics.Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins was born in London in 1807. When he was a child he loved art, to draw and sculpt. He also loved nature. And all the time his art depicted nature. When he was 20 he began to study natural history and then geology.
What I think is the most interesting fact about him.
One of His creations, the Iguanodon, was the place Waterhouse hosted a new years party in 1853.
Personal strengths and weaknesses.
He joined up with sir Richard Owen. For he took the measurements that Waterhouse could not/would not. But Owen could not sculpt as well as WaterHouse so they needed each other for the projects.
Major obstacles, failures and triumphs.
Later in his life, he was commissioned to make models for the central park museum. He planned to build a Paleozoic museum. But locals intervened and the project was destroyed. It is said the models were buried in central park the night it happend.
Historical events of the period in which the person lived and how it influenced him.
People wanted the money for the museums that were to be built for other things.
His most famous works.
His most famous works were the life sized dinosaur sculptors in south London’s crystal park. He was also recognized as a lecturer on zoology and other related topics. During his lifetime he created 33 life-size concrete statures of dinosaurs, along with numerous small images and statues.
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