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Nine-Banded Armadillo
Nine-Banded Armadillo
Nine-Banded Armadillo

Nine-Banded Armadillo

Artist (American, 1812 - 1862)
Lithographer (American, 1801 - 1856)
Date1848
Mediumlithograph on paper, hand-colored
Dimensions21 3/8 x 27 1/4 inches (54.3 x 69.2 cm)
Frame: 28 3/8 × 33 3/8 × 1 3/8 inches (72.1 × 84.8 × 3.5 cm)
Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 1989
Object number91.101.9
ClassificationsPrints
Label TextAfter "The Birds of America," Audubon next started a book on mammals. John Woodhouse Audubon drew the armadillo for his father’s project. John Woodhouse had traveled to Texas in 1837 and again in 1845-46. Yet, he had difficulty finding armadillos. He finally used a preserved skin for the image source. The Rev. John Bachman wrote the text for the publication. He called the armadillo a “singular production of nature.” He wrote that the armadillo resembles “a small pig saddled with a shell of a turtle.”
ProvenancePurchased December 26, 1989 through (Parker Gallery, Austin, TX) by the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art
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