Nineteenth century American artist William Holbrook Beard is best known for his paintings of landscapes, animals and allegorical scenes. Besides his paintings, Beard also did museum designs. However, these were considered too unconventional during his time, and none of his designs came into fruition.
When President Ulysses S. Grant laid the corn the American Museum of Natural History in New York City on June 2, 1874, he and the others who spoke at the ceremony tried to envision a time when ...