Black-Billed Cuckoo NYHS - Oppenheimer Edition
Name/Title
Black-Billed Cuckoo NYHS - Oppenheimer EditionEntry/Object ID
JJA.2024.1.9Description
This print is a New York Historical Society Oppenheimer Edition that is a facsimile of John James Audubon's "Black-Billed Cuckoo" painting which was used to create the print in The Birds of America. In this print, two black-billed cuckoos are in a Magnolia tree both appear to be chasing after a fly.Artwork Details
Medium
water color, InkSubject
Black-Billed CuckoosSubject Place
Location
LouisianaCollection
John James Audubon Museum Collection, Martin Sidor CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
John James Audubon (1785-1851)
New York Historical Society