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In 1954 Dr. James E. Bohlke joined the Academy's staff as an Assistant Curator from Stanford to work with Charles Chaplin on a book of Bahaman fishes. With his background of research on the taxonomy of fishes, Dr. Bohlke assumed responsibility for the scientific excellence of the program. During the next eight years intensive field collecting and detailed studies of the species were undertaken. Many collecting trips were taken by Bohlke and Chaplin, the first of which took place in 1957. Specimens would be sent back to the Academy, placed in alcohol and cataloged to be studied more intensively. The 507 species treated in the book are about double the number of shore species published in the list of Bahaman fishes by Henry W. Fowler in 1944. Of the additional number, 65 proved to be new species and the others were known only from other parts of the West Indies and Bermuda. Regarding the illustrators, Steven P. Gigliotti is also a medical illustrator. Fritz Janshcka (b. 1919), an Austrian artist affiliated with the Wiener Schule des Phantastischen Realismus, was a professor at Bryn Mawr College (1949-1984) when he painted the fish for the book. This collection makes up series III of the Fishes of the Bahamas Collection, containing the illustrations published in
Organized into the follwing subseries:
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Cite as: Collection 822 III. Fishes of the Bahamas illustrations. Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.
Transferred by Bohlke's widow, Eugenia Bohlke, from the Ichtyology Dept., 1995.
Finding aid created by Mary Hammer, 2003.
Includes 4 boxes of illustrations in a variety of media.
Illustrations are subdivided alphabetically by family name, then arranged alphabetically with a folder for each scientific name. Folders include pencil sketches with notes and finished wash drawings on illustration board. A folder labeled "family key" includes ink drawings on transparent paper.
Illustrations are subdivided alphabetically by family name, then arranged alphabetically with a folder for each scientific name. Folders include mainly pencil sketches with notes and finished wash drawings on illustration board, but occasionally include b&w photographs, chalk drawings, and prints.
Illustrations are subdivided alphabetically by family name, then arranged alphabetically with a folder for each scientific name. Folders include mainly pencil sketches with notes and finished wash drawings on illustration board, but occasionally include b&w or color photographs.
Illustrations are subdivided alphabetically by family name, then arranged alphabetically with a folder for each scientific name. Folders include mainly pencil sketches with notes and finished wash drawings on illustration board, but occasionally include crayon sketches, b&w or color photographs, watercolor sketches, chalk drawings, and published prints.
Includes 19 of the 35 original watercolors, as well as proofs.
Cardinal soldierfish.
Swissguard basslet.
Matted.
Tobaccofish.
Includes: Hypoplectrus gummigutta (Golden hamlet), indigo (indigo hamlet), puella (Butter hamlet), and comporisonys.
Fairy basslet.
Matted.
Blackcap basslet.
Matted.
Sand tilefish.
Cherubfish.
Rock beauty.
Matted.
Rock beauty.
French angelfish.
Eupomacentrus dorsopunicans (dusky damselfish) and planifrons (threespot damselfish).
Hawkfish.
Creole wrasse.
Includes Scarus vetula (male and female), taeniopterus (male and female), and croicensis (male and female).
Includes Sparisoma aurofrenatum (male and female), viride (male and female), rubrepinne (male and female).
Yellowhead jawfish.
Male spotcheek blenny.
Matted.
Female spotcheek blenny.
Matted.
Greenband goby.
Matted.