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Abbott Handerson Thayer

Abbott Handerson Thayer was an American artist, naturalist and teacher. As a painter of portraits, figures, animals and landscapes, he enjoyed a certain prominence during his lifetime, and his paintings are represented in the major American art collections. He is perhaps best known for his ‘angel’ paintings, some of which use his children as models.

During the last third of his life, he worked together with his son, Gerald Handerson Thayer, on a book about protective coloration in nature, titled Concealing-Coloration in the Animal Kingdom. First published by Macmillan in 1909, then reissued in 1918, it may have had an effect on military camouflage during World War I. However it was roundly mocked by Theodore Roosevelt and others for its assumption that all animal coloration is cryptic.

Thayer also influenced American art through his efforts as a teacher, training apprentices in his New Hampshire studio.

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Roseate Spoonbill, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Roseate Spoonbill, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom (ca. 1905-1909)

Abbott Handerson Thayer (American, 1849-1921)
Young Woman

Young Woman (ca. 1898)

Abbott Handerson Thayer (American, 1849-1921)
Frog

Frog (ca. 1910-1915)

Abbott Handerson Thayer (American, 1849-1921)
The Sisters

The Sisters

Abbott Handerson Thayer (American, 1849-1921)
Peacock in the Woods, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Peacock in the Woods, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom (1907)

Abbott Handerson Thayer (American, 1849-1921)
Margaret McKittrick

Margaret McKittrick (1903)

Abbott Handerson Thayer (American, 1849-1921)
Mount Monadnock

Mount Monadnock (circa 1918)

Abbott Handerson Thayer (American, 1849-1921)
A Prize Bull

A Prize Bull (1870)

Abbott Handerson Thayer (American, 1849-1921)
Oligocentra Lignicolor, Walker, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Oligocentra Lignicolor, Walker, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer (American, 1849-1921)
Preliminary Study for ‘A Virgin’

Preliminary Study for ‘A Virgin’ (circa 1891)

Abbott Handerson Thayer (American, 1849-1921)
Self-Portrait

Self-Portrait (1918)

Abbott Handerson Thayer (American, 1849-1921)
Sphinx Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Sphinx Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer (American, 1849-1921)
Copperhead Snake on Dead Leaves, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Copperhead Snake on Dead Leaves, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom (ca. 1910-1915)

Abbott Handerson Thayer (American, 1849-1921)
My Children (Mary, Gerald, and Gladys Thayer)

My Children (Mary, Gerald, and Gladys Thayer) (ca. 1897)

Abbott Handerson Thayer (American, 1849-1921)
Village Street, Dominica

Village Street, Dominica

Abbott Handerson Thayer (American, 1849-1921)
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