Hyperallergic on "Exploratory Works", "The Bronx Zoo’s first curator of ornithology, Beebe led the Department of Tropical Research (DTR), a scientific team from the New York Zoological Society (today, the Wildlife Conservation Society), on over 65 expeditions to study tropical rainforests and marine ecosystems around the world. Collaborating with a handful of artists like Bostelmann, DTR’s researchers diligently recorded flora and foliage in their natural environments. They published their findings in research papers, even introducing dozens of new species to the scientific community. But they also grabbed the attention of everyday citizens through captivating lectures, radio interviews, best-selling books, and magazine articles in publications like National Geographic and Popular Science. Between 1916 and 1962, the team made over 2,000 field drawings, 60 of which are on view for the first time ever at The Drawing Center." Go to hyperallergic.com for the full article by Claire Voon #E...