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The Common Thread
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The Common Thread

Date2018
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensionsframe: 24 3/4 x 36 3/4 x 1 5/16 in. (62.9 x 93.3 x 3.3 cm) image: 24 x 36 in. (61 x 91.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of the 2019 Blacktail Gala, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Object numberM2019.005
ClassificationsPainting
Keyword
Signedsigned bottom left
On View
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DescriptionA barn own (left) is perched on layered cloth, tied to a flying hummingbird (right) by string/thread. The background is purple and pink, with a textile pattern featuring birds extended across the top.