Name/Title
Aaron CorwineEntry/Object ID
JJA.1941.137.2Description
This is a photograph of a Photostat of John James Audubon's drawing of Aaron Corwin, a friend of Dr. Daniel Drake of the Western Museum Cincinnati where Audubon worked as a taxidermist. Audubon made the drawing 1820. The image shows a young man (maybe late teens, early twenties) wearing a jacket and ruffled cravat. He is in profile with his right side shown from just above the waist, arm resting on a table. The photograph shows the creases in the original drawing as well as large portion of it being torn along the right. Inscription on the original drawing reads, "J. J. Audubon July 1820 / for the Western Museum." The image is printed on Kodak Velox Paper.Collection
John James Audubon Museum CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Audubon, John JamesRole
ArtistManufacturer
John James AudubonDate made
circa 1953Notes
Technique: PhotographyLexicon
Search Terms
Photographs, Drawings, Portraits, Cincinnati (Ohio), Ohio, Black and White