Common American Wildcat
Item
Identifier: Art Survey No. 1372
Scope and Contents
Depicts a wildcat walking to left on bare brown ground, snarling. Felis Lynx rutus. Light blue hills in background. Inscription: On label pasted to back "Original watercolor of the Common American Wildcat by John James Audubon about 1843 or earlier/M.R. Audubon". Gold wood frame, matted, glazed, 2 13/16 wide.
Dates
- 1842
Creator
- Audubon, John James, 1785-1851 (Artist, Person)
Biographical / Historical
Born in: Haiti; Died in: NY.
Extent
1 Item : painting : watercolor on paper ; 24 3/4 x 35 15/16 inches
Language of Materials
English
Condition
Fair (2).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Audubon, Maria and Florence; 12/21/1925.
Bibliography
Audubon, John James and Rev. John Bachman. "The Quadrupeds of North America." Vol. 1. New York, 1854, plate 1, pp. 1-15.
Local Note
AUD-9, A-244.
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 Research Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
American Museum of Natural History
Library Services, Special Collections
Central Park West at 79th Street
New York 10024-5192 USA US
(212) 769-5420
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American Museum of Natural History
Library Services, Special Collections
Central Park West at 79th Street
New York 10024-5192 USA US
(212) 769-5420
[email protected]
