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The Cotton-Tail Rabbit among Dry Grasses and Leaves

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Date

1904

Artist

Gerald Handerson Thayer (1883-1935)

Collection

Brooklyn Museum

Image Link

https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/2758

Description

The artist-naturalist Abbott Handerson Thayer (1849–1921) used assistants, including his wife, Emma, and his son Gerald, to help illustrate his book on animal camouflage, 'Concealing-Coloration in the Animal Kingdom' (1909). This meticulously rendered watercolor demonstrates "countershading," by which an animal such as the cottontail rabbit seems to disappear against the background of its natural habitat. Although many of Thayer's theories sparked controversy within the scientific community, some were applied to military camouflage in World War II.
Descriptive medium: Opaque watercolor with touches of translucent watercolor and graphite on smooth-textured paper-surfaced pulpboard
Additional Makers: Emma Beach Thayer (1850-1924)
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Courtesy of Brooklyn Museum

Location

USA

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Mammals

Category

Glossary
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