Collection Highlights
Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis), Study for Havell pl. no. 26
c. 1825
1863.17.26
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, gouache, and black ink with scraping and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Arnold Henry Guyot (1807-1884)
Title
Arnold Henry Guyot (1807-1884)
Date
1879
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Overall: 30 x 25 in. ( 76.2 x 63.5 cm )
Credit Line
Gift of the American Geographical Society
Object Number
1946.139
Marks
signature and date: upper right: "Painted in one day by / G. P. A. Healy, Paris / July 19th 1879"
Gallery Label
A native of Switzerland, Guyot distinguished himself as a naturalist, geographer, and geologist. He came to America in 1848, and settled in Cambridge, Mass. Thereafter, he lectured on geographical subjects and wrote textbooks which introduced scientific geography into the curriculum of the public schools. From 1854 to 1884 he was professor of physical geography at Princeton.
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