Oak Leaf Edge Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Gerald H. Thayer, Oak Leaf Edge Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom, watercolor, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the heirs of Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1950.2.22A
Gerald H. Thayer, Oak Leaf Edge Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom, watercolor, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the heirs of Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1950.2.22A
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Artwork Details

Title
Oak Leaf Edge Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom
Artist
Location
Not on view
Credit Line
Gift of the heirs of Abbott Handerson Thayer
Mediums Description
watercolor
Classifications
Subjects
  • Study
  • Animal — insect — caterpillar
  • Object — foliage — oak
Object Number
1950.2.22A
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1950.2.22A

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