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Beetle

Identifier:
1997.46.1
Description:
Large beetle withprominent horns above face. Back a slate color, greenish-grey with black spots and lines. Texture shiny. Sinister front and rear leg extended, others under body.;Showly specimen in good condition, known provenance.;Collected by donor in Costa Rica in 1995. Purchased from child vendor.
Dimensions:
1.25" h 2.25" w 5" d
Current Location Status:
In Storage
Source:
Gift Of Steele A. Taylor
Related Entity:
Steele A. Taylor (donor)

Steele Taylor is a New Jersey native and a World War II Navy veteran. In 1948, after earning a degree in economics from Williams College in Winston, Massachusetts, he accepted a job offer from Dohler-Jarvis in Grand Rapids. In 1960 he moved to Grand Rapids Steel and was part owner and president when he retired in 1985. He has served on many boards throughout his career, such as the Mary Free Bed Hospital, Aquinas Emeritus Center, various Hospice boards and former member and president of the Art and Museum Board. Steele and his wife Mary are consummate world travelers and their collection is a testament to their travels. Artifacts donated by Steele are exceptional resources, representing various regions of the world. He has also donated an extensive collection of pewter items to the Grand Rapids Public Museum.