The Artist and the Scientists

The Artist and the Scientists: Bringing Prehistory to Life presents the extraordinary lives and works of eminent paleontologists Patricia Vickers-Rich and Tom Rich, and Peter Trusler, one of the finest artists of scientific realism Australia has produced. Over more than thirty years, Patricia, Tom and Peter have travelled across Eastern Europe, Asia, the Americas, Africa, Australia and New Zealand in search of the remains of early life, including fish, dinosaurs, birds and mammals. Their successful expeditions, and the many publications and exquisite artworks that have ensued, are a testament to their scientific methodology, thirst for knowledge and eye for detail. The book follows the development of selected works of art covering the last 600 million years of the geological record. Told from the viewpoints of both scientist and artist, the reader is given a unique insight into the process of preserving and recording the evolution of prehistoric life.

Author: Peter Trusler, Patricia Vickers-Rich, Thomas H. Rich
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 07/10/2010
Pages: 322
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.25lbs
Size: 10.60h x 8.50w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780521162999

Review Citation(s):
Choice 05/01/2011

About the Author
Trusler, Peter: - Patricia Vickers-Rich is Professor, Chair of Palaeontology, and Founding Director at Monash Science Centre, Monash University.Vickers-Rich, Patricia: - Thomas H. Rich has worked at Museum Victoria for 34 years, initially as Curator of Vertebrate Palaeontology and presently as a Senior Curator of programs and research.Rich, Thomas H.: - Peter Trusler is a freelance paleo-reconstruction and biological artist and is a zoological science graduate from Monash University.