Counter-shading, study folder for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer, Counter-shading, study folder for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom, n.d., various media and collage on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the heirs of Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1950.2.35
Abbott Handerson Thayer, Counter-shading, 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, 1950.2.35
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Artwork Details

Title
Counter-shading, 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
  • Animal — bird
  • Study
  • Object — written matter
Object Number
1950.2.35
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1950.2.35

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Gordon Grant, Untitled, n.d., crayon and wash on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Miriam Thrall, 1967.53.6
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Daten.d.
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