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Loose drawings, 1867

 File — Box: 27, Folder: 524
Geopsittacus occidentalis
Geopsittacus occidentalis

Dates

  • Creation: 1867

Physical Description

watercolor; chalk-charcoal-pastel

General

Pezoporus occidentalis -- Night Parrot. Alternate name on piece: Geopsittacus occidentalis [Nocturnal ground-parrakeet] Pencil layout drawing, with a very few touches of watercolor or ink to show feather pattern; "Lith this way" (keep landscape aspect]. Artist's name(s): Gould, John; Richter, Henry Constantine. Unusual: drawing lacks Richter's sureness of touch, yet has far more detail and less energy than usual in Gould.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

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