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Secretary Birds

Secretary Birds

Artist/Maker (United States, 1866 - 1955)
Date1938
Mediumink, gouache, and graphite on paper
Dimensionsimage: 9 3/4 × 13 1/2 in. (24.8 × 34.3 cm) frame: 18 5/8 × 21 1/2 in. (47.3 × 54.6 cm)
ClassificationsDrawing
Credit LineJKM Collection, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Terms
    Object numberW2008.001.010
    DescriptionSketch of Secretary Birds. Done for book by Leigh: "Frontiers of Enchantment, An Artist's Adventures in Africa." Quote on back references page 33.
    Status
    Not on view
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