Insects – Colored, study folder for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer, Insects--Colored, 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, 1950.2.75
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Artwork Details

Title
Insects – Colored, 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
  • Animal — insect — bee
  • Animal — insect — beetle
  • Animal — insect — caterpillar
  • Object — written matter
Object Number
1950.2.75
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1950.2.75

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