Study of a bird, "Galla gladysia"
Artist:
Abbott Handerson Thayer (1849-1921)
Date:
n.d.
Medium:
Watercolor and graphite on paper
Credit line:
The Abbott Handerson Thayer Family Collection
Call Number:
75
Label:
This is a fictional bird made up by the artist. The bird's facetious Latin name, "Galla gladysia," is a play on his daughter Gladys Thayer and her nickname, "Galla."