Copperhead Snake on Dead Leaves, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer, Copperhead Snake on Dead Leaves, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom, ca. 1910-1915, watercolor on cardboard mounted on wood panel, sight 9 1⁄2 x 15/1/2 in. (24.1 x 39.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the heirs of Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1950.2.15
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Artwork Details

Title
Copperhead Snake on Dead Leaves, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom
Artist
Date
ca. 1910-1915
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 9 1⁄2 x 15/1/2 in. (24.1 x 39.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the heirs of Abbott Handerson Thayer
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on cardboard mounted on wood panel
Classifications
Subjects
  • Animal — reptile — snake
Object Number
1950.2.15
Research Notes
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1950.2.15

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Abbott Handerson Thayer, C. Morgan McIlhenney, Nantucket Sand Dune, ca. 1890, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Milton Horn, 1981.62
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Dateca. 1890
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Abbott Handerson Thayer, Sunrise or Sunset, study for book, Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom, ca. 1905-1909, oil on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the heirs of Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1950.2.1
Sunrise or Sunset, study for book, Concealing Coloration in…
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Abbott Handerson Thayer, Portrait of a Lady (Mrs. William B. Cabot), 1900-1902, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly, 1929.6.124
Portrait of a Lady (Mrs. William B. Cabot)
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Date1900-1902
oil on canvas
On view
Abbott Handerson Thayer, Angel, 1887, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly, 1929.6.112
Angel
Artist
Date1887
oil on canvas
On view

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