Curled Dead Leaf Mimicking Sphinx Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Gerald H. Thayer, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, Curled Dead Leaf Mimicking Sphinx Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom, n.d., watercolor, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the heirs of Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1950.2.27B
Gerald H. Thayer, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, Curled Dead Leaf Mimicking Sphinx Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom, n.d., watercolor, no dimensions available, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the heirs of Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1950.2.27B
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Artwork Details

Title
Curled Dead Leaf Mimicking Sphinx Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom
Artists
Date
n.d.
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
no dimensions available
Credit Line
Gift of the heirs of Abbott Handerson Thayer
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor
Classifications
Subjects
  • Object — foliage — leaf
  • Study
  • Animal — insect — caterpillar
Object Number
1950.2.27B
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1950.2.27B

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