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Black Bear

Black Bear

Artist/Maker Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait United States, born United Kingdom, 1819 - 1905
Date1857
MediumOil on Canvas
Dimensionsimage: 13 × 18 3/4 in. (33 × 47.6 cm) frame: 17 3/4 × 23 3/4 in. (45.1 × 60.3 cm)
Credit LineJKM Collection, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Object numberM1991.009
ClassificationsPainting
Keyword
Signedsigned right
On View
Not on view
Descriptionblack bear. The bear is climbing over a snowy ledge and only his front two legs are visible. The bear turns his head to look at the viewer.
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