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| Michael Ellison |
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| Art
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| Mick
Ellison studied art at the Edinburgh
Art College in Scotland and received
his BFA in 1987 at the Maryland
Institute College of Art. He joined
the staff of the American Museum
of Natural History (AMNH) in 1990,
where he is a scientific illustrator
and photographer in the Division
of Paleontology. His work has
appeared on the covers of Nature,
Science, Natural History Magazine,
and the Science Times section
of The New York Times. Mick’s
free-lance clients include National
Geographic, Time, Newsweek, Discover,
Nova, BBC and CNN. Mick has also
provided illustrations and photographs
for a number of books, including
Discovering Dinosaurs (Knopf),
A Nest of Dinosaurs (Doubleday),
and several children’s classic
stories (Reader’s Digest).
Mick work at the AMNH requires
extensive travel, most notably
to Asia, where he has been on
expeditions in China, Mongolia,
Thailand and Myanmar. Mick is
currently living in New York City
with his family. |
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| Education |
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B.F.A,
Maryland Institute College of
Art, Baltimore, Maryland 1983-1987
Coursework, Edinburgh Art College,
Edinburgh, Scotland, 1986 |
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| Illustrations
in Scientific Literature |
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Norell,
M.A., Q. Ji, K.-Q. Gao, C. Yuan,
Y. Zhao, and L. Wang, 2002. Dinosaur
feathers. Nature 416: 36-37.
Norell, M.A. and J.M. Clark. 2001.
A new fossil near the base of
Aves. Nature 409: 181-184.
Chiappe, L.M., Ji S.-A., Ji Q.,
and M.A. Norell, 1999. Anatomy
and systematics of the Confuciusornithidae
(Aves) from the Mesozoic of northeastern
China. Novitates 242: 1-89.
Norell, M.A., P. Makovicky and
J.M. Clark, 1997. A velociraptor
wishbone. Nature 389: 447.
Norell, M.A., J.M. Clark, L.M.
Chiappe, and Dashseveg, D., 1995.
A nesting dinosaur. Nature 378:
774-776.
Norell, M.A., J.M. Clark, Dashzeveg,
D., Barsbold, R., L.M. Chiappe,
A.R. Davidson, M.C. McKenna, Perle,
A., and M.J. Novacek. 1994. A
theropod dinosaur embryo and the
affinities of the Flaming Cliffs
dinosaur eggs. Science 266: 779-782. |
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| Selected
Popular Science Illustrations
& Photos |
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Natural
History Magazine
“Biomechanics” —
illustration of sea cucumber,
November 2003
“Biomechanics”
— illustration of Darwin
finches, August 2003
“Death in the Dunes”
— photos, July 2000
Scientific American
“Which
Came First, the Feather or the
Bird?” — photos, March
2003
“The Origins of
Birds” — photos, February1998
“Fossils of the Flaming
Cliffs” — illustrations/photos,
December 1994
Time Magazine
“Fine
Feathered Fossil” —
illustrations/photos, May 2001
“Nesting Oviraptors”
— illustrations, January
1996
New York Times
April 26, 2001 – “A
Feathered Dinosaur”
December 21,1995 – “Nesting
Dinosaur”
November 4,1994 – “Dinosaur
Embryo”
National Geographic Magazine
“Dinosaur Embryos”
— illustrations, December1998 |
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Illustrated Science Books |
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A
nest of dinosaurs, Random House,
1999
The science of Jurassic Park,
Harper Collins, 1997
The Science Times Book of Fish,
Lyons Press, 1997
Through Indian Eyes, Readers Digest,
1995 |
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| Illustrated
Children’s Books |
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Life
with Father, Readers Digest, 1993
Anne of Green Gables, Readers
Digest, 1992 |
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