Collection Highlights
Elisha Kent Kane, M.D. (1820-1857)
Date:
1858
Object Number:
1859.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura), Havell plate no. 151
Object Number:
1863.17.151
Date:
1822
Medium:
Watercolor, collage, graphite, pastel, black ink, and gouache with touches of glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 37 3/4 x 26 1/16 in. (95.9 x 66.2 cm)
Mat: 53 x 39 in. (134.6 x 99.1 cm)
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 18(?) / TURKEY MILL
Description:
Adult male, above; immature, below
Gallery Label:
Lower young bird cut out and pasted below adult; tree trunk added to right in Havell engraving
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
