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Bison Fighting Bear
Bison Fighting Bear

Bison Fighting Bear

Artist/Maker Harrington Bird United Kingdom, 1846 - 1936
Mediumgouache on paper
Dimensionsimage: 13 × 19 1/2 in. (33 × 49.5 cm) frame: 20 3/4 × 27 in. (52.7 × 68.6 cm)
Credit LineJKM Collection, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Object numberM1998.037
ClassificationsPainting
On View
Not on view
DescriptionIn an open field, a bear attacks a bison. The animals are fighting in the center of the painting. The bison has it's feet raised as if it is trying to flee towards the left side of the painting. The bear stands behind the bison and grabs on to his neck. The sky is yellow as the sun is setting and the grass is brown.
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