Kelly Enright

Whether stuffed remains in a museum case, inscribed tombstone, or stone wall perched on a cliff, memorials to extinct animals are timestamps representing human-animal relationships at particular moments in time. This essay analyzes the rhetoric and imagery of historical extinctions as seen in these memorials to understand the ways people struggled to understand the loss. Through examination of memorials to extinct species in U.S. museums, parks, and zoos my research has revealed a continuous struggle to identify the personhood of animals, define human-animal interactions, and locate human responsibility for environmental change.

"The latest monograph in the winning Animal series—truly natural histories, each title a wide-ranging look at a single creature, replete with splendid illustrations—is perhaps the finest yet. Like its predecessors, this volume alternately informs, delights, moves, and astonishes. Success here owes as much to author as to subject. The former, a cultural and environmental historian, acquits herself admirably, distilling fact from fiction, employing supple and incisive prose, and trailing casual acumen in her measured wake." ― Atlantic

The inspiring story of the legendary couple whose wildlife films transformed America’s perceptions of exotic places.

Educational articles that summarize key trends in U.S. history to coordinate with Art History for AP and college courses, as well as general readers.

“Before 1607: Not Apparent to European Eyes,” “1848-1877: Westward the Course of Empire,” “1877-1898:

An Era of Innovation,” “1898-1945: Technology, Expansion, and Reform,” “1945-1980: New Wars, Social Change, and the American Dream,” “1980-Now,”

Profile of Martin and Osa Johnson with a focus on the importance of partnership in the field of scientific and photographic exploration.