Collection Highlights
Atom Bomb Hits New York City: Illustration for "Hiroshima, U.S.A." in Collier's, 5 August 1950, cover
1950
1956.7
Oil on paper laid on board
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Museum Collections
Drawings
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola), Havell plate no. 325
Title
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola), Havell plate no. 325
Date
1833
Medium
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, and black ink with touches of gouache and glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions
Paper: 14 7/16 x 21 5/16 in. (36.7 x 54.1 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Description
Female, left; male right
Credit Line
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number
1863.17.325
Inscriptions
Inscribed at upper left in graphite: "No 56 -- 27[?] --..."; vertically at middle right: "4th volume"; erased inscriptions throughout
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
