American Flamingo NYHS - Oppenheimer Edition
Name/Title
American Flamingo NYHS - Oppenheimer EditionEntry/Object ID
JJA.2024.1.50Description
This print is a New York Historical Society Oppenheimer Edition that is a facsimile of John James Audubon's "American Flamingo" painting which was used to create the print in The Birds of America. In this print, a large American Flamingo is has its head bent down as if to drink from water (visible in printed edition). There is no background just he bird facing to the left.Artwork Details
Medium
water color, InkSubject
American FlamingoSubject Place
Location
London, EnglandCollection
John James Audubon Museum Collection, Martin Sidor CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
John James Audubon (1785-1851)
New York Historical Society