Theoretic Demonstration, study folder for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer, Theoretic Demonstration, study folder for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom, n.d., various media and collage on paperboard, closed: approx. 12 x 9 in. (30.5 x 22.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the heirs of Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1950.2.77
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Title
Theoretic Demonstration, study folder for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom
Artist
Date
n.d.
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
closed: approx. 12 x 9 in. (30.5 x 22.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the heirs of Abbott Handerson Thayer
Mediums Description
various media and collage on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Object — written matter
Object Number
1950.2.77
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1950.2.77

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