Rudolph F. Zallinger

1919–1995 (age 76)

Artist

Biography

Rudolph F. Zallinger (1919–1995) was an artist celebrated for expansive murals such as The Age of Reptiles, which brought prehistoric worlds vividly to life at the Yale Peabody Museum.

Through his art, he helped museums and students see the past as a dramatic story filled with wonder.

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