Razor-billed Auk
Name/Title
Razor-billed AukEntry/Object ID
JJA.1999.26.5Description
This colored lithograph was completed by J. T. Bowen between 1839 and 1844 for the Octavo Version of John James Audubon's "The Birds of America". The image details two male and female Razor-billed Auks residing in the ocean with some high cliffs in the background. The bottom of the image bears an inscription reading: "W.E.B. / Razor-billed Auk / 1. Male. 2. Female." The bottom-left reads: "Drawn from Nature by J. J. Audubon F.R.S.F.L.S." The bottom-right reads: "Lith. Printed & Cold. by J. T. Bowen, Philada." The top-left corner reads: "No 94." The top-right corner is cutoff, but appears to read: "PL 466."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper, Ink, WatercolorCollection
John James Audubon Museum CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Audubon, John James
Bowen, J. T., 1801-1856