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Tawny Weasel
Tawny Weasel
Tawny Weasel

Tawny Weasel

Artist (American, 1812 - 1862)
Lithographer (American, 1801 - 1856)
Author (American, 1785 - 1851)
Date1848
Mediumlithograph on paper, hand-colored
Dimensions28 x 21 1/2 inches (71.1 x 54.6 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number11.1.9.C.48_Tawny Weasel
ClassificationsInformation Artifacts
Label TextAfter completing The Birds of America, John James Audubon set out to document the four-legged animals that bear their young alive. With the help of his sons, he published 150 illustrations of American mammals in three volumes. The Rev. John Bachman coordinated text to accompany the pictures.
ProvenanceArtist. unknown [1]. purchased November 25, 1958 through (Nada Kramar, Washington, D.C.) by H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; bequeathed September 2, 1965 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art | 1. In a letter dated Oct. 8, 1958, from Nada Kramar, Washington, D. C., from whom this set was purchased, she states: "This set comes from a descendant of an old New York family whose head was a personal friend of John James Audubon." (see Stark file 13-30, p. 14)
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Tawny Lemming and Back's Lemming
John Woodhouse Audubon
1848
Little Nimble Weasel
John Woodhouse Audubon
1848
White Weasel, Stoat
John James Audubon
1846
Bridled Weasel
John James Audubon
1846
Little American Brown Weasel
John James Audubon
1846
Red Texan Wolf
John Woodhouse Audubon
1846
The Jaguar
John Woodhouse Audubon
1848
Large Tailed Skunk
John Woodhouse Audubon
1848
Hoary Marmot - The Whistler
John Woodhouse Audubon
1848
Collies Squirrel
John Woodhouse Audubon
1848
Columbia Pouched Rat
John Woodhouse Audubon
1848