Bernard Family Hall of North American Mammals

Title: Alaska Moose (Diorama)
Description: The Alaska Moose diorama, located on the first floor of the American Museum of Natural History in the Bernard Family Hall of North American Mammals, was completed in 1940 and restored during the Hall’s restoration of 2011-2012. The scene depicts two fighting Alaska moose battling one another over a female during the autumn mating season on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. The bog scene is typical of vast areas within the boreal forest. Stunted black spruce are depicted in the foreground. In the background, aspen trees are portrayed in fall color and indicate areas where fire has occurred. The background painter was Carl Rungius; The foreground artist was G. Frederick Mason (with James Carmel assisting); the taxidermist was Robert Rockwell.
Identifier: amnhc_6000030
Date: 1940 (completed); 2011-2012 (restored)
Creator: Rockwell, Robert H.; Rungius, Carl, 1869-1959; Mason, George Frederick, 1904-2000; Carmel, James H., 1919-2016
Medium: dioramas
Subject: Moose
Coverage: Alaska; Kenai Peninsula
Rights: In Copyright
Relation: Bernard Family Hall of North American Mammals; Alaska Moose Diorama; Alaska Moose Diorama; Detail, Alaska Moose Diorama