Pair of Cooper's Hawks / John James Audubon

Gallery Label

0126.2321

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Art Item Information

©Gilcrease Museum

Title(s):

Pair of Cooper's Hawks; Cooper or Stanley's Hawks

Creator(s):

John James Audubon (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1830

Materials/Techniques:

oil on canvas

Classification:

Paintings

Object Type:

Oil Painting

Credit Line:

Gift of the Thomas Gilcrease Foundation, 1964

Accession No:

01.2321

Previous Number(s):

0126.2321; 14770

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Framed:

Height: 46in. (116.8cm)
Width: 33 1/2in. (85.1cm)
Depth: 3in. (7.6cm)

Image:

Height: 39 1/2in. (100.3cm)
Width: 26 3/4in. (67.9cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

John James Audubon

Biography:

Born in Haiti.

Role(s):

Artist

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Audubon, John James

Birth Date:

1785

Death Date:

1851

Nationalities:

American (North American)

Roles:

American painter, naturalist, 1785-1851

Gender:

male

Events:

active (professional function)

Note:

American Naturalist, painter, and draughtsman of French–Creole descent. Brought up in a French village near Nantes, moved to and worked in the the United States.

Marks and Inscriptions

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Signed: [check]

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

bird, Cooper'S Hawk, Feathers, hawk, landscapes, mountains, natural landscapes, trees

Cite this Page

Audubon, John. Pair of Cooper's Hawks. 01.2321. 1830. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/012321 (10/05/2018).

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