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Paintings from: Birds of Massachusetts and other New England states, 1921-1929

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In Folder: Division of Ornithology (Record Group EN2.07)

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Paintings from: Birds of Massachusetts and other New England states, 1921-1929

Edward Howe Forbush was elected Ornithologist to the State Board of Agriculture in 1894, named State Ornithologist by the state board in 1908, and became director of the Division of Ornithology (Dept. of Agriculture) in 1919. Resolves 1921, c 5 authorized the publication of Birds of Massachusetts and Other New England States for the purpose of studying the economic value, geographical distribution, and life history of the birds of New England, with $8,000 allotted for color illustrations. Illustrations for the work were created by Louis Agassiz Fuertes, an American ornithologist and well-known artist, and, upon the death of Fuertes, by Allan Brooks, ornithologist and artist from Canada. Series consists of original watercolor and gouache paintings of local birds in their natural habitats. See also: Massachusetts. State Board of Agriculture. Edward Howe Forbush publications, 1907-1916 ((M-Ar)2597X).

Record Details

Title: Paintings from: Birds of Massachusetts and other New England states, 1921-1929

Creator: Fuertes, Louis Agassiz, 1874-1927

Contributor: Forbush, Edward Howe, 1858-1929

Publisher: Massachusetts. Division of Ornithology.

Description: Edward Howe Forbush was elected Ornithologist to the State Board of Agriculture in 1894, named State Ornithologist by the state board in 1908, and became director of the Division of Ornithology (Dept. of Agriculture) in 1919. Resolves 1921, c 5 authorized the publication of Birds of Massachusetts and Other New England States for the purpose of studying the economic value, geographical distribution, and life history of the birds of New England, with $8,000 allotted for color illustrations. Illustrations for the work were created by Louis Agassiz Fuertes, an American ornithologist and well-known artist, and, upon the death of Fuertes, by Allan Brooks, ornithologist and artist from Canada. Series consists of original watercolor and gouache paintings of local birds in their natural habitats.See also: Massachusetts. State Board of Agriculture. Edward Howe Forbush publications, 1907-1916 ((M-Ar)2597X).

Digital Origin: Paintings from: Birds of Massachusetts and other New England states, 1921-1929 was digitized in April 2014. Originals are located at the Massachusetts Archives.

Date: 1921-1929

Type of Resource: Image

Format: paintings

Extent: Physical materials: 15 cubic ft. (91 paintings in 15 boxes) ; Copies (backings/photographs): 1 cubic ft. (1 box) ; Copies (slides): 1 v. ; Digital surrogates: 5 GB including metadata

Subject: Birds--Massachusetts--Pictorial works

Collection Information: Part of Collection: Record Group EN2.07 (Division of Ornithology)

Preferred Citation: Paintings from: Birds of Massachusetts and other New England states, 1921-1929. (EN2.07 / Series 114X) Massachusetts Archives. Boston, MA. Accessed [insert date accessed in format DD MM YYYY]. [insert URL of resource].

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