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Siesta

Artist/Maker Carl Rungius United States, born Germany, 1869 - 1959
Date1907
MediumOil on Canvas
DimensionsUnknown
Credit LineLocation Unknown
Object numberCC.0045
ClassificationsPainting
Categorywildlife
Description"Siesta. A shaded spot between two rocks in the timber. A bull elk standing facing, one cow lying along side of him, drowsing, head turned toward bull," from 1907 copyright registration long form (Class I: Works of Art).
Three elk depicted.
Illustration from "Mammals," Courtesy Hathi Trust
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