Summer Red-bird
Name/Title
Summer Red-birdEntry/Object ID
JJA.2014.1.3aDescription
This print is from the second edition of the octavo version of, "The Birds of America." The print is titled, "Summer Red-bird," and it is plate 208, no. 42. Shown are three birds, 2 males and 1 female, on a wild muscadine grape vine. A female with yellow plumage is perched in the middle of the print. A male is posed below and above her. The top male is feeding on a grape. There is a light blue tint to the background. 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: "Summer Red-bird / 1. Male. 2. Female. 3. Young Male. / Wild Muscadine Vitis rotundifolia Mich / Drawn from Nature by J.J. Audubon, F.R.S.F.L.S. / Lith.d & Printed & Col.d. by J. T. Bowen, Philad."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper, Ink, WatercolorCollection
H. Neal Stoneback CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Audubon, John James
Bowen, J. T., 1801-1856