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The Fossils We Live Amongst

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Alix Pentecost-Farren illustration

Illustration by Alix Pentecost-Farren.

Claire Sabel will collaborate with artist and illustrator Alix Pentecost-Farren to produce a set of illustrations and a digital animation, based on Claire’s doctoral research into the history of the earth and environmental sciences. This project will specifically focus on a set of letters exchanged between Elizabeth Thomas (c.1716-79), a self-taught fossil collector, and Emmanuel Mendes da Costa (1717-1791), a professional naturalist, illustrating the experiential nature of Thomas’s investigation into the natural world. 

  • 2021
  • Department of History and Sociology of Science
  • School of Arts & Sciences
  • Student Grant
  • Student Creative Production

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