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James L. Clark (Born 18 November 1883, Providence, Rhode Island - died 1969), was a distinguished explorer, sculptor and scientist. Following his studies at the Rhode Island School of Design and his training at the Gorham Silver Company, he worked at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. In 1908, he studied wildlife in their natural settings in Wyoming. In the same year he traveled to Africa with Arthur Radclyffe Dugmore where he took photographs for Collier's Weekly. On this trip Clark produced the "first film to record African wildlife." He brought back specimens for hunters like Theodore Roosevelt and for American museums. He returned regularly to Africa and also traveled to Asia collecting specimens. Clark was a member of the National Sculpture Society, the New York Zoological Society, and the American Geographical Society. == American Museum of Natural History == In 1902 then-director Dr. Harmon C. Bumpus, of the AMNH hired Clark, who was known for his skill in animal sculpture. While working in the employ of John Rowley,Clark sketched animals at the Central Park Zoo and the Bronx Zoo. Bumpus wanted to develop a staff at the AMNH capable of producing the realistic, natural displays that Carl Akeley had created as Chief Taxidermist at the Field Museum from 1896 to 1909. Akeley was considered to be the "father of modern taxidermy", who was Chief Taxidermist at the Field Museum from 1896 to 1909. had created in Chicago. Akeley was persuaded to mentor Clark and they became lifelong friends as well as colleagues. In 1926 with Carl Akeley's untimely death, Clark took on the leadership role in terms of the AMNH's projects including the diorama halls construction, the Vernay Asiatic Hall, the Akeley African Hall, the Birds of the World and Ocean Life halls. He was co-director of the Morden-Clark Asiatic expedition and for a number of years he was with Carl Akeley in Africa. As an expert taxidermist he was responsible for some of the most notable groups that are on display in New York. He was also a sculptor and made some distinguished studies of wild animals. In 1934, eight years after the death of Carl Akeley, his influence was still strongly felt at the AMNH. By then Clark was one of the major figures who were producing dioramas for the AMNH. Clark, Henry Fairfield Osborn and William R. Leigh were the three AMNH men that were "transforming the museum exhibits" in the early 1930s. Others included Francis Lee Jaques, Robert Rockwell, Belmore Brown, Carl Rungius, and Hanson Puthuff joined them several years later. In 1966 Clark published his book entitled ''Good Hunting: Fifty Years of Collecting and Preparing Habitat Groups for the American Museum''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James L. Clark」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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