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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The NJSM has used George Dante as well. We give him our highest recommendation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Rod<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><img width=314 height=110 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CE7664.42481330" alt="NH Logo - Small"></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Rodrigo Pellegrini, MA, MS<br>Registrar, Natural History Bureau<br>New Jersey State Museum<br>205 W. State St.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>PO Box 530<br>Trenton, NJ 08625-0530<br>USA<br><br>Voice: (609) 292-5615 (office)<br> (609) 826-3924 (laboratory)<br> (609) 826-5449 (storage)<br>Fax: (609) 292-7636<br>E-mail: Rodrigo.Pellegrini@sos.state.nj.us<br>Website: www.newjerseystatemuseum.org<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Blog: </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://njstatemuseum.blogspot.com/">http://njstatemuseum.blogspot.com/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Elizabeth Nunan<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 01, 2013 1:50 PM<br><b>To:</b> Dallas@childrensmuseum.org; nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Nhcoll-l] Taxidermy assistance<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>There are a number of art/artifact conservators who are experienced in taxidermy treatment, and very few taxidermists who understand museum conservation. <br><br>The AIC (American Institute for Conservation) directory may lead you to conservators in your area: <a href="http://www.conservation-us.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.viewPage&pageId=495" target="_blank">http://www.conservation-us.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.viewPage&pageId=495</a><br><br>George Dante, of Wildlife Preservations, is a taxidermist who has worked with with a number of museums, including the recent renovation of AMNH's North American Mammal habitat diorama hall: http://wildlifepreservations.com/aboutus.html <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Hope this is useful!<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Elizabeth Nunan<br>Associate Conservator<br>Natural Science Collections Conservation<br>American Museum of Natural History<br>212.313.7532</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:center'><span style='color:black'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><div><div><div><div><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:center;background:white'><span style='color:black'><hr size=1 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> Dallas Evans <Dallas@childrensmuseum.org><br><b>To:</b> "nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu" <nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu> <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 1, 2013 10:17 AM<br><b>Subject:</b> [Nhcoll-l] Taxidermy assistance</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in;background:white'><span style='color:black'><br>Does anyone have any leads/recommendations for a conservation taxidermist?<br>Feel free to reply off list.<br><br>Thanks in advance.<br>- Dallas<br><br><br>Dallas C. Evans<br>Curator of Natural Science<br>The Children's Museum of Indianapolis<br>3000 North Meridian Street<br>Indianapolis, IN 46208<br>P:317.334.3716 <a href="mailto:dallas@childrensmuseum.org" target="_blank">dallas@childrensmuseum.org</a><br>_______________________________________________<br>Nhcoll-l mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu" target="_blank">Nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu</a><br><a href="http://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l" target="_blank">http://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l</a><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>