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Art Survey No. 1397: White-tailed Deer / "J.W. Audubon", 1844

 Item
Identifier: Art Survey No. 1397

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Art Survey is an inventory of artwork throughout the Museum. It is not exhaustive: numerous additional artworks are documented in the library catalog after the survey's completion. Additional research on artworks in the Museum is in progress.

Dates

  • 1844

Biographical sketch

Born in: Henderson, KY;Died in: NY.

Extent

1 Painting (1 painting : Oil ;, 29 3/8 x 35 3/4 in.)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Audubon, Maria and Florence; 12/21/1925..

Publications About Described Materials

Ford, Alice. "Audubon's Animals." New York, 1951. p. 35.

Publication Date

1844.

General Note

Odocoileus virginianus.

General Note

Support: Canvas.

General Note

Negative #321990; 4"x5" slide #692; 35mm slide #0.

General Note

One individual in profile, standing erect and looking backward, tail erect, in open country; background of hills and valley.

General Note

Used in 1965 for X-mas card by AMNH.

General Note

Condition: Fair (2).

General Note

Condition History: 1958, Kennedy Galleries.

General Note

Frame: Mahogany, matted, glazed, 2" wide.

General Note

http://libcat1.amnh.org/record=b1001396

Local Note

AUD-54, A-268.

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library Repository

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