Sphinx Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer, Sphinx Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom, n.d., watercolor on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the heirs of Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1950.2.19A
Abbott Handerson Thayer, Sphinx Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom, n.d., watercolor on paper, sheet and image: 4 3⁄4 x 3 3⁄8 in. (12.1 x 8.6 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the heirs of Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1950.2.19A
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Artwork Details

Title
Sphinx Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom
Artist
Date
n.d.
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet and image: 4 3⁄4 x 3 3⁄8 in. (12.1 x 8.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the heirs of Abbott Handerson Thayer
Mediums Description
watercolor on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Object — foliage — leaf
  • Animal — insect — caterpillar
  • Study
Object Number
1950.2.19A
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1950.2.19A

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