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'''John J. Lanzendorf''' (1946 – May 27, 2022<ref name=O'Donnell>{{Citation| last = O'Donnell | first = Maureen| title = John J. Lanzendorf, hairstylist to the stars, renowned collector of dinosaur art, dead at 76 | newspaper = Chicago Sun-Times | location = Chicago | date = 3 June 2022 | url = https://chicago.suntimes.com/obituaries/2022/6/3/23151045/john-lanzendorf-hairstylist-dinosaur-art-collector-society-vertebrate-paleontology-peter-makovicky}}</ref>) was an American [[hairstylist]] who amassed one of the world's largest collections of [[dinosaur]]-themed [[paleoart|artwork]].<ref>Kathy Kaplan. "Jurassic at home; living with dinosaurs in the 20th century". ''Chicago Tribune''. May 11, 1997. 24. "Take John Lanzendorf, a Chicago hairstylist, who began buying dinosaurs (plastic ones) when he was 9 years old. Now, 40 years later, after much research, many lectures and meetings and much traveling, his was among the largest collections of dinosaur fine art in the world, says Donald Glut, an expert on dinosaurs and author of more than 25 books on the subject."</ref> The collection is now owned by the [[Children's Museum of Indianapolis]].<ref>[http://www.childrensmuseum.org/themuseum/dinosphere/virtual_tour/gallery/gallery.html Dinosphere at The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Gallery of Dinosaur Imagery] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081020050646/http://www.childrensmuseum.org/themuseum/dinosphere/virtual_tour/gallery/gallery.html |date=2008-10-20 }}. Retrieved on November 21, 2008.</ref>
Lanzendorf grew up in [[Spooner, Wisconsin]] and attended [[cosmetology]] school.<ref name="O'Donnell" /> As an adult, he lived in the [[Gold Coast Historic District (Chicago, Illinois)|Gold Coast]] neighborhood of [[Chicago]]. During the 1970s and 1980s, he earned a reputation as one of the favorite hairstylists of Chicago's socialites, where his customers included celebrities such as [[Bette Midler]], [[Jane Fonda]], and [[Rita Hayworth]].<ref name="O'Donnell" /> He worked with the fashion photographer [[Victor Skrebneski]] and had his own studio with partner Hank Blankenship on Chicago's [[Oak Street (Chicago)|Oak Street]].<ref name=Daniels>Mary Daniels. "Lost world found; It's in this extreme collector's Gold Coast apartment where period decorating takes on a whole new meaning". ''Chicago Tribune''. May 14, 2001. Home and Garden, 1.</ref> A lover of animals, Lanzendorf kept [[Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen]] dogs as well as rare [[parrot]]s, [[cockatoo]]s and [[macaw]]s.<ref name="O'Donnell" />
Lanzendorf had begun collecting dinosaur-related items as a child, when he found a small plastic dinosaur toy in a cereal box.<ref name=Moffett>Nancy Moffett. "Field to show dino-mite art". ''Chicago Sun-Times''. April 9, 2000. 19.</ref> After recovering from cancer in the early 1990s, he started purchasing sculptures, paintings, and drawings from some of the best-known [[paleoartists]], such as [[James Gurney]], [[John Gurche]], and [[Michael Skrepnick]].<ref name=Daniels/> He also acquired drawings from the [[University of Chicago]] [[paleontologist]] [[Paul Sereno]], who became a close friend.<ref>Mary Houlihan-Skilton. "Collector exhibits a huge passion for dinosaurs". ''Chicago Sun-Times''. November 27, 1998. 26.</ref> By 2000, he owned about 500 pieces,<ref name=Daniels/> which he kept in his one-bedroom apartment.<ref name=Skolnik>Lisa Skolnik. "The serial collector; To enliven his one-bedroom apartment, John Lanzendorf amasses a staggering number of artifacts. Then he starts over." ''Chicago Tribune Magazine''. January 28, 2007. 24.</ref>
In 2000, Chicago's [[Field Museum of Natural History]] displayed about seventy of Lanzendorf's ''[[Tyrannosaurus]]'' sculptures and paintings to complement the grand opening of their [[Sue (dinosaur)|Sue the Tyrannosaurus]] exhibit.<ref name=Moffett/> That same year, a [[coffee table book]] about Lazendorf's collection, ''Dinosaur Imagery'', was released by [[Academic Press]].<ref name=McCarter>{{cite book| last = McCarter, Jr.| first = John W.| author-link = John McCarter| title = Dinosaur Imagery: The Science of Lost Worlds and Jurassic Art: The Lanzendorf Collection| publisher = [[Academic Press]]| location = San Diego| date = 2000| isbn = 978-0124365902}}</ref> The book included a foreword by paleontologist [[Philip J. Currie]] and commentaries on the collection from other dinosaur researchers.<ref>Dale A. Russell. "Dinosaur Imagery" (Review). ''American Scientist''. July/August 2001. Volume 89, Issue 4. 368.</ref><ref>Lawrence M. Witmer. "Science, art, and dinosaurs" (Review). ''Science''. October 20, 2000. Volume 290, Issue 5491. 460.</ref><ref>Gilbert Taylor. "Dinosaur Imagery: The Lazendorf Collection" (Review). ''Booklist''. September 15, 2000. Volume 97, Issue 2. 195.</ref>
Lanzendorf sold his dinosaur collection to the Children's Museum of Indianapolis in 2001. He then redecorated his apartment with Asian art. Lanzendorf told an interviewer that he developed an interest in Asian artifacts after visiting fossil sites in [[Mongolia]]
After being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, Lanzendorf died at 76 years old on May 27, 2022 due to complications from surgery at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.<ref name="O'Donnell" />
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