"The Art of Science: Natural History Illustration in Philadelphia, 1750-1840.", 1984-1997

In 1987, the PMA was awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to begin work on an exhibition entitled "The Art of Science: Natural History Illustration in Philadelphia, 1750-1840". The show was to be organized by Amy Meyer, a guest curator affiliated with the Huntington Museum, but never came to fruition. These files include grant application materials submitted to NEH, planning documents, correspondence with consultants, meeting notes, and preparatory materials for the exhibition and catalogue. In planning documents, the exhibition is interchangeably referred to as either "Art of Science" or "Natural History Illustration".