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Painting of a hunter in a yellow coat with rifle and two dogs standing among fallen logs in a sunlit forest.

Hunter and Dogs

J. Alden Weir, 1912

Full-length painting of a standing man in fringed beaded clothing and a fur hat, holding a stick, against a dark background.

Chunka-ah-luta (Red Dog)

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1880

Painted portrait of a man in a cream suit seated on a wooden chair, holding an orange cat, beside a bright window.

Man with the Cat (Henry Sturgis Drinker)

Cecilia Beaux, 1898

Painting of a boy digging a grave in a garden while a girl holds flowers and another child watches nearby.

Children Burying a Bird

J. Alden Weir, 1878

Painting of a peacock with fanned tail feathers camouflaged among dense green leaves and dappled woodland light.

Peacock in the Woods, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1900

Oil portrait of a man in a cream suit seated in a chair, holding a sleeping orange cat, beside a window.

Man with the Cat (Henry Sturgis Drinker)

Cecilia Beaux, 1890

Painting of a hunter in a yellow coat with a shotgun and two dogs standing among fallen logs and trees in a sunlit forest.

Hunter and Dogs

J. Alden Weir, 1910

Full-length painting of a standing man in feathered headdress holding a spear, with shield and tomahawk, before a lodge.

A-wun-ne-wa-be, Bird of Thunder

George Catlin, 1840

Painting of a young woman in a bonnet and shawl with a greyhound, standing in a meadow of white wildflowers.

Young Girl and Dog

Percy Moran, 1890

Painting of children in a garden: a boy digs a hole while girls hold flowers, with a bird perched in a tree nearby.

Children Burying a Bird

J. Alden Weir, 1870

Shin-ga-wás-sa, Handsome Bird

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of two blue jays with spread wings over bright snow, with bare branches in front and a leafless wooded edge behind.

Blue Jays in Winter, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1900

Seated woman in a white dress holding a small brown dog in a dim interior with a chair, flowers and lantern.

Portrait of a Lady with a Dog (Anna Baker Weir)

J. Alden Weir, 1890

Seated man with painted face, spear and decorated pipe staff against a blue sky, in a loose 1830 painting.

Ah-sháw-wah-róoks-te, Medicine Horse, a Grand Pawnee Brave

George Catlin, 1830

Watercolor study of a green caterpillar on a branch among serrated leaves, labeled Fig. 2.

Lunar Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1920

Watercolor study of a ragged green leaf with a dark caterpillar on its edge and a detailed inset of the creature.

Crumpled Leaf Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Emma Beach Thayer

Portrait of a man with long dark hair, face paint and beaded earrings, holding a feathered staff against a green background.

Shón-ka, The Dog, Chief of the Bad Arrow Points Band

George Catlin, 1830

Watercolor study of a green lobed oak leaf with brown patches, holes and a red stem on cream paper.

Oligocentra Lignicolor, Walker, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer

Watercolor of a dark sphinx caterpillar and a curled brown dead leaf on a green plant stem with serrated leaves.

Curled Dead Leaf Mimicking Sphinx Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Gerald H. Thayer, 1920

Portrait of a man with red face paint, red feathered headdress, silver earrings and necklaces, and a dark fur garment.

Shón-ka-ki-he-ga, Horse Chief, Grand Pawnee Head Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a barefoot girl holding a small bird in a meadow beside a white dog, with birds flying above.

Child with Birds and Dog

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1880

Portrait of a man in feathered headdress, bone necklace, and blue beaded sash, with red face paint, against a pale background

Au-nim-muck-kwa-um, Tempest Bird

George Catlin, 1840

Pencil sketch sheet with studies of a horse head, horse legs and hooves, and a rider on horseback.

(Studies--figures, log, horse and rider, etc.)

William Page, 1850

Pencil sketch sheet with several studies of birds in flight and perched, drawn in loose graphite lines on cream paper.

Birds

Solon H. Borglum, 1920

Untitled (Horse)

Howard Russell Butler

Watercolor study of a green oak leaf with tan damaged patches and a caterpillar shelter, labeled Fig. 14.

Oak Leaf Edge Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Gerald H. Thayer

Horse Study

Solon H. Borglum, 1920

Watercolor of a Southern Bird's Foot Violet plant with purple flowers, lobed green leaves and buds on a cream background.

Southern Bird's Foot Violet (Viola digitata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor study of a yellow leaf with a crumpled green edge imitating a caterpillar, attached to a brown twig.

Crumpled and Withered Leaf Edge Mimicking Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Emma Beach Thayer

Pencil sketch on cream paper showing several studies of horses, including legs, hooves and a bowed head.

Horses

Solon H. Borglum, 1920