08/30/2023
Episode #65 Shaping Humanity and the Paleo Art of John Gurche
John Gurche is the Artist-in-Residence at the Paleontological Research Institution in Ithaca NY. He is one of the world’s leading paleoartists, especially of early hominins. John is a sculptor, painter, draughtsman extraordinairre, and author and a man who doesn't blur the line between science and art.
To get a true sense of John Gurche's talent as a paleo artist, spend some time exploring his Tower of Time painting:
LINKS
Fighting Dinosaurs
Mammal fighting a dinosaur!
Gurche Stamps with US Postal Service
John Gurche Wikipedia
Gurche Website
PBS story on John Gurche
Human Origins Video with John Gurche
Human Origins 2nd Episode with John Gurche
Scientist of the Day
Larry Martin U of Kansas
Amphioxus is a Lancelet
2001: A Space Odyssey- John and my favorite flim.. ever!
Volvox Colonial chlorophyte Green Algae
Jay Maternes the great Mural Painter
Jay Matternes Paleo Nerds Episode
Gary Staab the paleo artist with grand sculptures
Vermeer documentary and Penn Jillette
Dinosaur Heresies Cover Art
Smithsonian Hall of Human Origins
Lucy, our Australopithecus afarensis ancestor
Don Johanson “Lucy” discoverer
Homo Heildelburgensis
Harbin Cranium
Luc Besson Film, “Lucy”
Daspletosaurus: An earlier Tyrannosaurid Dinosaur
MUSIC
Sound Waves by the Ratfish Wranglers
Solar Sway by Don Kenoyer
Ready to Grow by Whiskey Class
Interlude by Ray Troll