Mississippi Bear
Medium
Lithograph on buff wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 17.3 × 23.1 cm (6 13/16 × 9 1/8 in.); Sheet: 21.5 × 27.3 cm (8 1/2 × 10 3/4 in.)
Classification
lithograph
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
22868
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Famed animal sculptor Antoine Louis Barye also produced watercolors and a few prints. Framed in a similar fashion to other images by Barye of animals such as lions and tigers, this lithograph shows a black bear from the exotic state of Mississippi. These large beasts were plentiful there until around 1900, attracting big game hunters, including President Theodore Roosevelt. During his 1902 visit to the Mississippi Delta, the president refused to shoot an injured and lassoed bear, considering it ...
About the Artist
Antoine Louis Barye (French) · 1795 –1875
French, Paris 1795–1875 Paris