Heterocampa Biundata, Walker, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer, Heterocampa Biundata, Walker, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom, n.d., watercolor, mat: 2 x 2 3⁄4 in. (5.1 x 7.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the heirs of Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1950.2.17A
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Artwork Details

Title
Heterocampa Biundata, Walker, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom
Artist
Date
n.d.
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
mat: 2 x 2 3⁄4 in. (5.1 x 7.0 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the heirs of Abbott Handerson Thayer
Mediums Description
watercolor
Classifications
Subjects
  • Study
  • Animal — insect — caterpillar
  • Object — foliage — leaf
Object Number
1950.2.17A
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1950.2.17A

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Date1894
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Winslow Homer, A Visit from the Old Mistress, 1876, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of William T. Evans, 1909.7.28
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Date1876
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Date1871
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Winslow Homer, Homeward Bound, from Harper's Weekly, December 21, 1867, 1867, wood engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Ray Austrian Collection, gift of Beatrice L. Austrian, Caryl A. Austrian and James A. Austrian, 1996.63.125
Homeward Bound, from Harper’s Weekly, December 21, 1867
Artist
Date1867
wood engraving on paper
Not on view

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