Passenger Pigeon

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Passenger Pigeon

2008

Susan Middleton (American, born 1948) Printed by Asa Muir-Harmony (American, born 1979) Published by Crown Point Press, San Francisco

The passenger pigeon, once the most populous bird on earth, became extinct in the early twentieth century due to overhunting by humans. Susan Middleton photographed this stuffed example in a museum collection.

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Object Details

Titles:

Passenger Pigeon

Date:

2008

Artists:

Susan Middleton (American, born 1948) Printed by Asa Muir-Harmony (American, born 1979) Published by Crown Point Press, San Francisco

Medium:

Photogravure printed on gampi paper, chine-collé

Dimensions:

Image: 14 3/8 × 11 inches (36.5 × 27.9 cm) Plate: 15 × 11 5/8 inches (38.1 × 29.5 cm) Sheet: 23 × 18 1/2 inches (58.4 × 47 cm)

Classification:

Photographs

Credit Line:

Purchased with funds contributed by Peter C. Bunnell, 2013

Accession Number:

2013-45-2

Geography:

Photograph taken in United States, North and Central America Published in San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America

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