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FALL COLORS ACROSS NORTH AMERICASEPTEMBER 25, 2004-MARCH 13, 2005 PHOTO EXHIBITION JOURNEYS THROUGH A PANOPLY OF FALL FOLIAGE  Blue Ridge Escarpment© Anthony Eaton CookFall Colors across North America, an exhibition of over 35 color photographs by Anthony Eaton Cook, which opens September 25, 2004, at the American Museum of Natural History, offers New Yorkers a chance to visit a panoply of brilliantly colored fall foliage in pristine settings without having to leave the city. On view in the IMAX® corridor through March 13, 2005, this exhibition features remarkably beautiful photographs that showcase the unique natural features of autumn in North America. Cook, an author, painter, naturalist, conservationist, and photographer, spent four autumns taking pictures in the deciduous color belt that runs from the southeastern United States up through Canada and Alaska. Traveling via floatplane, river raft, mountain bike, and on foot, his photographic journey encompassed more than 100,000 miles of air travel through 7 Canadian provinces and 30 American states.  Red Maple Leaf and Lily Pad© Anthony Eaton CookThe images of Fall Colors across North America are accompanied by text identifying each geographical area. Additional text panels provide information about the science behind the beautiful colors of autumn: why leaves change color in the fall and what determines their color. Highlights of the exhibition include a photograph of the magnificent Havasu Falls in the Havasupai Indian Reservation, Arizona; a mountain view from Blue Ridge Escarpment in Mountain Bridge Wilderness, South Carolina; and a beautiful reflection of falling leaves in Baxter State Park, Maine.  Mountain Larch© Anthony Eaton CookJoel Cracraft, Curator, Division of Vertebrate Zoology, is curating the installation of Fall Colors across North America at the Museum. The exhibition is accompanied by a book of the same title, published by Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company, which includes a forward by Art Wolfe and an essay by Ann Zwinger. The 128-page book is available in the Museum Shop in a hardback edition for $39.95.  Wetland Sunrise© Anthony Eaton Cook |
