Uncle Beazley Gets a Facelift
May 2011
“Uncle Beazley,” a life-size fiberglass triceratops at the Zoo, was moved to the Smithsonian’s Office of Exhibits Central in Landover, Maryland, in February 16 to have his holes and cracks patched. He also received a new coat of UV and weather resistant paint. He returned to the Zoo in early May.
“Uncle Beazley” is named after a dinosaur in the children's book The Enormous Egg, by Oliver Butterworth, and the movie adaptation, in which the statue appeared. Louis Paul Jonas created the Zoo's Uncle Beazley statue in 1967. It was subsequently donated to the Smithsonian by the Sinclair Company.
“Uncle Beazley” was initially displayed at the Zoo, then at the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, and later at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. In 1994, “Uncle Beazley” returned to the Zoo.
The restoration and maintenance of “Uncle Beazley” and his garden is made possible by a generous donation from Mara Strock in memory of her parents, Herman and Evelyn Strock.
