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American Elk
American Elk

American Elk

Artist/Maker (United States, 1830 - 1875)
Date1868
Mediumwash on paper
Dimensionsimage: 8 × 8 1/2 in. (20.3 × 21.6 cm) frame: 16 1/2 × 15 5/8 in. (41.9 × 39.7 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineJKM Collection, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Terms
    Object numberM1998.011
    DescriptionBlack and white image of an elk standing forward, facing the viewer. The ground is dark with a patch of grass. A lightly sketched elk is behind.
    Status
    Not on view
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