Wild Birds of Northern Minnesota (Exhibition)

Exist Dates

1940 September 21 - 1940 October 5

Biographical or Historical Note

abstract

Exhibition. Opened September 21, 1940 and closed October 5, 1940. Located in Section 19, Floor 4 in the Whitney Memorial Bird Art Gallery at the American Museum of Natural History. Wild Birds of Northern Minnesota featured nine oil paintings of Francis Lee Jaques' studies of wild birds of northern Minnesota the previous spring and summer (1).

Summary

Wild Birds of Northern Minnesota nine oil paintings of Francis Lee Jaques' studies of wild birds of northern Minnesota the previous spring and summer.

Works exhibited (1):

*"Side Slipping Down" (migrating Blue geese)

*"Power Stroke" (a mallard leaving the water)

*"Geese In The Winter Wheat" (Canada geese feeding in a field of green Minnesota wheat)

*"Shovellers On The Mud"

*"Pintail Rising From a Windy Pond"

*"Three Swans" (Whistling swans)

*"Wings Against The Sky" (migrating ducks flying in formation)

*"Disturbed Reflections" (Blue-winged teal)

*"Swans Against The Light" (Whistling swans in flight formation)

This is a condensed summary of the exhibition. For additional information, see Sources and/or Related Resources.

Sources

(1) American Museum of Natural History. Press Release. September 20, 1940. Departmental Records. DR 101. American Museum of Natural History Research Library.

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Related Corporate, Personal, and Family Names

American Museum of Natural History. Bird Art Gallery.
Location of exhibition 1940 September 21 – 1940 October 5 (1)

Jaques, Francis Lee 1887-1969
Featured artist (1)

Related Resources

American Museum of Natural History. Annual Report. New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1940.
 Pages 19, 30

American Museum of Natural History press releases, 1933-1990s.
September 20, 1940.

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