Uncle Beazley

Title

Uncle Beazley

Description

Generations of children climbed on Uncle Beazley, a fiberglass triceratops, who lived on the National Mall in front of the Museum of Natural History. For a slow-moving dinosaur, Uncle Beazley is widely traveled. Before coming to the Mall in the 1970s, his home was the Smithsonian's Anacostia Neighborhood Museum. In 1994, Uncle Beazley moved from the Mall to his current residence, the National Zoo. Beazley was constructed in 1967 for "The Enormous Egg" TV special that aired the next year. The Sinclair Company subsequently donated Beazley to the Smithsonian.

Source

Smithsonian Institution Archive, View Original.

Date

1967 (Constructed)
1994 (Removed from the Mall)

Coverage

1950-1979
1980-1999

Physical Description

9 feet tall, 9 feet wide, 27 feet long

Description

Generations of children climbed on Uncle Beazley, a fiberglass triceratops, who lived on the National Mall in front of the Museum of Natural History. For a slow-moving dinosaur, Uncle Beazley is widely traveled. Before coming to the Mall in the 1970s, his home was the Smithsonian's Anacostia Neighborhood Museum. In 1994, Uncle Beazley moved from the Mall to his current residence, the National Zoo. Beazley was constructed in 1967 for "The Enormous Egg" TV special that aired the next year. The Sinclair Company subsequently donated Beazley to the Smithsonian.

Creator

Louis Paul Jonas

Date

1967 (Constructed)

Coverage

1950-1979

Source

Smithsonian Institution Archive, View Original.

Geolocation