White Against Sky – Arabs, study folder for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer, White Against Sky--Arabs, 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, 1950.2.65
Abbott Handerson Thayer, White Against Sky--Arabs, 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, 1950.2.65
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Artwork Details

Title
White Against Sky – Arabs, 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
  • Study
  • Waterscape — sea
  • Architecture — boat — ship
  • Figure group
  • Architecture — boat — barge
  • Arabian
Object Number
1950.2.65
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1950.2.65

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Rooftop Landscape
Artist
Dateca.1940
lithograph on paper
Not on view
Karl Fortess, Farm Yard, ca. 1935-1938, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from General Services Administration, 1971.447.29
Farm Yard
Artist
Dateca. 1935-1938
oil on canvas
Not on view
Karl Fortess, (Trees, portfolio) Title Page, n.d., lithograph, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Associated American Artists, 1967.9.7
(Trees, portfolio) Title Page
Artist
Daten.d.
lithograph
Not on view
Karl Fortess, (Trees, portfolio) Trees with Red Wall, n.d., lithograph, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Associated American Artists, 1967.9.5
(Trees, portfolio) Trees with Red Wall
Artist
Daten.d.
lithograph
Not on view

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