Edward Kemeys美国, 1843–1907Prairie Chicken
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史密森尼美國藝術博物館
華盛頓哥倫比亞特區, 美國
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- 出处
- 博物馆
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In the 1860s and 1870s, prairie chicken leks, or breeding grounds, were a common sight across the Midwest. As more settlers moved westward, however, farmers converted tall-grass prairie to cropland. Edward Kemeys's sculpting career began just before prairie chicken populations shrank from habitat loss. Here he preserves and celebrates the male of the species by accurately depicting the bird's form, paying particular attention to the characteristic eyebrow texture and long pointed neck feathers, called pinnae. Kemeys also took care when modeling the bird's posture. The angled pinnae show this male poised for display or attack.
史密森尼美國藝術博物館
作品信息
- 馆藏编号
- 2002.78
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- 史密森尼美國藝術博物館
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