Copperhead Snake on Dead Leaves, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer, Copperhead Snake on Dead Leaves, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom, ca. 1910-1915, watercolor on cardboard mounted on wood panel, sight 9 1215/1/2 in. (24.139.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the heirs of Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1950.2.15
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Artwork Details

Title
Copperhead Snake on Dead Leaves, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom
Date
ca. 1910-1915
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 9 1215/1/2 in. (24.139.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the heirs of Abbott Handerson Thayer
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on cardboard mounted on wood panel
Classifications
Subjects
  • Animal — reptile — snake
Object Number
1950.2.15
Research Notes

Works by this artist (70 items)

Bertha E. Jaques, The Temple, ca. 1916, etching, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chicago Society of Etchers, 1935.13.462
The Temple
Dateca. 1916
etching
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Bertha E. Jaques, Capitol in Winter, n.d., etching, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chicago Society of Etchers, 1935.13.461
Capitol in Winter
Daten.d.
etching
Not on view
Bertha E. Jaques, Venice Fishing Boats, 1910-1917, drypoint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chicago Society of Etchers, 1935.13.460
Venice Fishing Boats
Date1910-1917
drypoint
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