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 Charles Knight
Between 1926 and 1930, Brooklyn-born artist Charles R. Knight (1874-1953) created many of the paintings of dinosaurs and other extinct life you can see throughout Evolving Planet. A nature artist, Knight is perhaps best known for his prehistoric scenes, which greatly influenced how people viewed prehistoric animals during his lifetime and after.
Knight’s Training
At the age of six, a stone thrown by a playmate struck Knight in his right eye, severely damaging the cornea. Combined with astigmatism, this damage left Knight legally blind.
But he continued painting and drawing animals throughout his life as he had done since childhood. To do so, Knight had to paint with his face just inches from the canvas.
 Knight’s Field Museum Murals
In 1926, Knight began work on a series of 28 murals for The Field Museum’s new fossil hall, depicting the history of life on Earth from its earliest origins. Twenty-three are currently on display.
Though Knight’s work can be seen in museums around the world—including the American Museum of Natural History in New York and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County—The Field Museum houses the largest displayed collection of Charles R. Knight murals in the world.
View a few of Knight’s Field Museum murals below.
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