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How Do You Portray A Dinosaur?

PORTRAITS by Deborah Sisum

Apr 15, 202524:38Arts

We have portraits of people in our galleries. But what if you’re a natural science museum? How do you portray a dinosaur? We talk with Kirk Johnson , Sant Director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History,...

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How Do You Portray A Dinosaur? is an episode from PORTRAITS by Deborah Sisum. We have portraits of people in our galleries. But what if you’re a natural science museum? How do you portray a dinosaur? We talk with Kirk Johnson , Sant Directo...

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Published Apr 15, 2025, 24:38 long, audio available.

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