Ivory-billed Woodpecker
Name/Title
Ivory-billed WoodpeckerEntry/Object ID
JJA.2015.1.2aDescription
This print is from the first edition of the Royal Octavo version of, "The Birds of America." The print is titled, "Ivory-billed Woodpecker," and it is plate 256, no. 52. Shown are three birds, 1 male and 2 female, on a v-shaped branch. The male is on the left side posed exposing its back and facing to the upper right. The females are on the right branch. One is lower on the branch in a pecking pose in full profile. The second female is on the far side of the branch in a horizontal pose. The print number is printed in the upper left corner and the plate number is printed in the upper right corner. Below the image is the following print: "Ivory-billed Woodpecker / 1. Male 2. & 3. Female /Drawn from Nature by J.J. Audubon, F.R.S.F.L.S. / Lith & Printed & Col.d. by J. T. Bowen, Phil."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper, Ink, WatercolorCollection
H. Neal Stoneback CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Audubon, John James
Bowen, J. T., 1801-1856