Collection Highlights
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
Date:
1805
Object Number:
1867.306
Medium:
Oil on linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber), Havell plate no. 431
Object Number:
1863.17.431
Date:
1838
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, gouache, black ink, and pastel with glazes on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 33 1/4 x 24 3/16 in. (84.5 x 61.4 cm)Mat: 41 x 31 in. (104.1 x 78.7 cm)
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 183[?]
Description:
Adult male
Gallery Label:
Audubon first saw a flamingo in 1832 but was unable to procure a flamingo specimen until 1838 from Cuba
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Exhibitions:
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
