Townsend's Rocky Mountain Hare
Item
Identifier: Art Survey No. 1358
Scope and Contents
White-tailed jack rabbit, Lepus townsendii. Two individuals facing left on bare ground. Hare lying in foreground; one in background sitting, ears erect. Background ferns, mountains, and sky. Inscription: LC "Townsend's Rocky Moutain Hare Lepus Townsendii." Frame: Brown mahogany, matted, glazed 31 1/2 x 38 1/2.
Dates
- undated
Creator
- Audubon, John James, 1785-1851 (Artist, Person)
Extent
1 Item : artwork : watercolor on paper ; 19 x 29 1/2 in.
Language of Materials
English
Condition
Fair (2). Restored 1965 & 1980, Kennedy Galleries.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Audubon, Maria and Florence; 1916.
Publications About Described Materials
Audubon, John James and Rev. John Bachman. "The Quadrupeds of North America." Vol. 1. New York, 1854, plate 3, p. 25-30.
Exhibitions Note
1981-1982, Whitney Museum of American Art.
Local Note
AUD-22.
Creator
- Audubon, John James, 1785-1851 (Artist, Person)
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Sponsor
- The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation provided support to make this finding aid available in ArchivesSpace (2016-2017).
Repository Details
Part of the Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library Repository
Contact:
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New York NY 10024 USA
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New York NY 10024 USA
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