Florida Book Awards, Gold Medal for Visual Arts
Indigo Design Awards, Gold Winner in Book Design for Graphic Design
Council for Advancement and Support of Education, Circle of Excellence Gold Award in Design and Publications
University Photographers’ Association of America, First Prize Award in Print and Publications
DNA Paris, Honorable Mention in Graphic Design/Key Art
Graphic Design USA, In-House Award Winner
Southeastern Museums Conference, Gold and Best in Show Awards
Creative Communication Award, C2A Winner
Lushly illustrated with over 300 color plates, this volume
is a celebration of the beauty of natural history collections and the work of
curators dedicated to understanding and conserving our natural world.
Natural history museums are libraries of life.
All Things
Beautiful
reveals some of the remarkable animals, plants, fossils, and
cultural heritage materials that make up the 40 million+ specimens and objects
of the Florida Museum of Natural History. With 10 chapters exploring diverse
themes including the collector’s impulse, fields of adventure, remembering the
lost, and saving the imperiled, award-winning environmental journalist Heather
Dewar captures the vast scope of the museum’s activities to document and
discover all forms of life on Earth. Profiles of pathbreaking curators explore
the excitement of generating new knowledge, from living in the field with
Komodo dragons to discovering new species and using cutting-edge technologies
to see and share collections worldwide.
Extraordinary color, form, pattern, and texture are revealed
in the stunning photography of Kristen B. Grace. Focusing on rare, beautiful,
and fascinating highlights from the collections, these images, along with their
compelling stories, will inspire those who love nature, science, museums, and
the thrill of discovery.
Distributed on behalf of the Florida Museum of Natural History