Dippy and lady Godiva

[Bobby Rico]

Hi all

Spent a nice afternoon with MrsR and Dippy the Diplodocus.
 

For more than a century the much-loved 23-metre long dinosaur skeleton has held centre stage at the Natural History Museum London,then went on a nationwide tour .

The genus Diplodocus was first described in 1878 by Othniel Charles Marsh. The fossilised skeleton from which Dippy was cast was discovered in Wyoming in 1898, and acquired by the Scottish-American industrialist Andrew Carnegie and sold to the National History Museum for £2000 .  It was cast in 1902 and mounted in 1907.

 

 Now the legendary Diplodocus is at Coventry at the Herbert on a three-year loan.

 

Also it opposite the stunning the ruins and modern Coventry Cathedral. I think if it ok with all I will show a few photos this too. 

 

Cheers Bobby 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited June 21, 2023 by Bobby Rico

[grandpa]

[Bobby Rico]

2 minutes ago, grandpa said:

Give us a minute grandpa I am getting old and so my phone 

[Bobby Rico]

Lady Godiva 

[grandpa]

Worth the wait

[Bobby Rico]

This is breathtaking piece of work Christ in Glory in the Tetramorph, tapestry by Graham Sutherland . 

 

 

Edited June 21, 2023 by Bobby Rico

[Bobby Rico]

St Michael's Victory over the Devil, a sculpture by Jacob Epstein.

[Bobby Rico]

 

 

 

Edited June 22, 2023 by Bobby Rico

[Tidgy's Dad]

17 minutes ago, grandpa said:

Worth the wait

My thoughts exactly. 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Always love your threads, Bobby. 

[Bobby Rico]

Thanks both it is always nice to see Dippy . The modem design and art of Coventry Cathedral is something to behold, @Tidgy's Dad @grandpa

[Denis Arcand]

Thank you, @Bobby Rico, for sharing these incredible pictures. I truly appreciate the perfect blend of museums and art captured in your photographs. Your images are absolutely superb. Moreover, Dippy the dinosaur is truly awe-inspiring.

[Tidgy's Dad]

2 hours ago, Bobby Rico said:

Thanks both it is always nice to see Dippy .

I agree.

Dippy was a childhood friend of mine. 

[Yoda]

I was fortunate to see Dippy at the NHM in London before it was rehomed 

[Bobby Rico]

11 hours ago, Denis Arcand said:

Dippy the dinosaur is truly awe-inspiring.

Thank you.
I thought it was a shame when NHML replaced Dippy but now that she has been to so many different cities on tour. This gives a wonderful  opportunity to the children that may have never been able to see this National Treasures in London . 

Edited June 22, 2023 by Bobby Rico

[Wrangellian]

Good stuff.

Funny, my brother and I used to refer to Diplodocus as a 'dippy' when we were kids (not knowing anything of Dippy in England)... I guess it's a natural abbreviation. 

That skeleton (model) is itself almost a fossil by now, or at least an antique/heritage item, eh?

[Bobby Rico]

On 6/25/2023 at 6:56 AM, Wrangellian said:

That skeleton (model) is itself almost a fossil by now, or at least an antique/heritage item, eh?

Oh yes definitely and it got a wonderful pictorial documentation from over the years too.

 

The presentation of the Diplodocus cast in London (Lord Avebury speaking) on 12 May 1905

[t-tree]

An interesting fact ....the man between the feet of Christ is a life sized figure ! shows just how big the tapestry is !