Pigmented inkjet on rag paper, 30.75 x 26.5 in. Edition of 24
Today is the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species. First issued on November 24, 1859, Origin laid much of the foundation for subsequent advances in the life sciences, especially evolutionary biology.
In these images from Donald Farnsworth's Origin: Specimens series, specimens selected from Farnsworth's collection and the California Academy of Sciences are depicted atop entire chapters of Darwin's treatise (click any image to see the full series):
Pigmented inkjet on rag paper, 30.75 x 26.5 in. Edition of 24
Pigmented inkjet on rag paper, 30.75 x 26.5 in. Edition of 24
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