Show New Oil Paintings Displays Will ilk Greet Field Mouse House Visitors Visitor's i 1 J ww s wA t tc 7 r v f r r a r l v i 1 v ONE OF the impressive and attractive additions to Utah Field House of Natural History Is this foot wide mural of Pleistocene mammals painted by the late Ernest This Is Isone one of a number of paintings donated by the artists artist's family Staff photo F tF t tW W t aP lug A I II ft I i 11 S St t f i t 1 i Ii A TOTAL OF 60 cases of displays In Utah Field Hse House of Natural al tory His History h he have e b been en completely reworked This display case shows crystal formations Including salt crystals at the lower left j jaff Staff aff photo Several dozen oil paintings and a dozen cases of new dis- dis displays displays plays will greet visitors during the coming tourist season at Utah Field House of Natural History GE dir dir- director director ector reported Monday All 60 cases ill in the new sec sec- section sec tion known as The Annex have been completely reworked and display a variety of exhibits relating to the Uintah Basin the director explained ABOUT 12 cases of new mat erial have also been added in inthe inthe the main section of the museum Other new exhibits include seve sev- several eral dozen oil paintings of moun moun- mountain tain and desert flowers of this region the work of Vernal's floral artist Sara Perry Mr pointed out that oil paintings are far more satisfactory that color transparencies transparencies which have a tendency to fade under light Dominating one of the larger rooms is a 16 foot wide mural of pleistocene mammals painted paint d dby by the late Ernest Artist of the TWO OTHER murals are among a number of previously paintings by Ernest donated to the muse mus- museum cum eum by Mr and Mrs GE Un Un- The total value of paintings now donated to the museum by bythe bythe the family now exceeds ex- ex exceeds Currently in process of crea crea- crea creation tion is a foot 40 long oil mural depicting the present day plant and animal life of the Uintah Basin and Uinta Mountain reo re- region gion The director explained that this large mural will be a back back- background ground painting for babi tat t a t groups for which taxidermy and other work is presently under under- underway underway way way- MR announced ed that the museum is open daily including Sundays and aU all holidays Hours are from 9 aim am to 6 pm in winter and from flom 8 aim am to 9 pm in summer The director said that the mu mu- museum seum staff has been very busy during the winter preparing for forthe forthe the summer influx of tourists |