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Savannah Bunting
Savannah Bunting
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Savannah Bunting

Artist John James Audubon (American, 1785 - 1851)
Date1839-1844
MediumLithograph, hand colored
Dimensions16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by Michael Cadoux
Object number2010.15.9
Visual DescriptionEmberiza savanna (Savannah Bunting) on Spigella marlandica (Indian pink-root or worm-grass); two birds with spotted dark brown, light brown, and white coloring perch on a plant with green leaves and long red flowers. From "Birds of America, From Drawings Made in the United States and Their Territories", Ocatavo Edition, New York and Philadelphia: J. J. Audubon and J.B. Chevalier, 1839-1844.
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