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Thompson in charge of the zoo and famed snake artist
John W. Thompson recently with the Bishop Museum is engaged to care for the Kaimuki Zoo animals. The Strand Magazine portrays him as a leading reptile painter and sculptor, whose life work in painting live snakes for casts draws praise from naturalists and the Smithsonian. Thompson describes his casting method, the risks with live snakes, and his dream of a national snake museum to preserve species in lifelike color.
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John W. Thompson
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Kaimuki Zoo
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Smithsonian Institute
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Art Annals of
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Greenport
Long Island
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