White Heron NYHS - Oppenheimer Edition
Name/Title
White Heron NYHS - Oppenheimer EditionEntry/Object ID
JJA.2024.1.47Description
This print is a New York Historical Society Oppenheimer Edition that is a facsimile of John James Audubon's "White Heron" painting which was used to create the print in The Birds of America. In this print, a Great Egret is shown bending down to drink from the shoreline. Crawfish mounds surround the bird and there is tall grass behind it as well as cloudy skies.Artwork Details
Medium
water color, InkSubject
Great EgretSubject Place
Location
Charleston, SCCollection
John James Audubon Museum Collection, Martin Sidor CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
John James Audubon (1785-1851)
New York Historical Society