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American Bison or Buffalo
American Bison or Buffalo
American Bison or Buffalo

American Bison or Buffalo

Artist (American, 1785 - 1851)
Lithographer (American, 1801 - 1856)
Date1845
Mediumlithograph on paper, hand-colored
DimensionsImperial: 21 5/8 × 26 7/8 inches (54.9 × 68.3 cm)
Frame: 30 1/2 × 35 3/4 × 1 inches (77.5 × 90.8 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 1974
Object number91.100.201
ClassificationsPrints
Label TextThe bison is now the national mammal of the United States. Congress approved a bill to designate the honor. President Obama signed it into law on May 9, 2016. The act notes “the historical, cultural, and economic significance of the North American bison.” Artists have celebrated the bison. John James Audubon portrayed “this noble animal.” His text declared that it was decidedly the most important four-legged animal.
ProvenanceTaylor Clark, Baton Rouge, Louisiana; purchased June 30, 1974 by the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art
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