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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Carl Cotton. The Field Museum is highlighting the life of Cotton, their first black taxidermist, with the exhibition “A Natural Talent: The Taxidermy of Carl Cotton.”

Field Museum showcases work by its first African American taxidermist

February 6, 2020

Sifting through the archival record on the Field Museum’s history, exhibition developer Tori Lee was startled by an image of an African American man in the 1950s. On the edge of a marsh diorama, the...

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Carl Cotton