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Wild Birds of Northern Minnesota (Exhibition); Exhibition of Bird Paintings (Wild Birds of Minnesota by Francis Lee Jaques)
birth: 1940 September 21
death: 1940 October 5
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.