White Pelican NYHS - Oppenheimer Edition
Name/Title
White Pelican NYHS - Oppenheimer EditionEntry/Object ID
JJA.2024.1.11Description
This print is a New York Historical Society Oppenheimer Edition that is a facsimile of John James Audubon's "White Pelican" painting which was not used to create the print in The Birds of America. In this print, a large American White Pelican is looking forward and displaying the side profile as well as the large lower bill and throat. The background is dark overall with dark, stormy skies, dark blue ocean waves, and dark brown sand.Artwork Details
Medium
water color, InkSubject
White PelicanCollection
John James Audubon Museum Collection, Martin Sidor CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
John James Audubon (1785-1851)
New York Historical Society