Leopard Spermophile, Male and Female, 1845-1848
Hand-colored lithographexpand_more
The Minnich Collection The Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Fund, 1966expand_more P.19,920
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Late in life, naturalist John James Audubon made a final expedition to the western plains in search of four-footed mammals. These striped ground squirrels would be tempting prey for many birds, especially hawks and owls. After the squirrels had left, burrowing owls might take over their underground dens.
Details
- Title
- Leopard Spermophile, Male and Female
- Artist Life
- American (born Saint-Domingue, now Haiti), 1785-1851
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- P.19,920
- Provenance
- Dwight and Helen Minnich, Minneapolis; sold to MIA, 1966.
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Nissen: 51; Casey Wood, p. 208
- Curator Approved
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