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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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Minerva in a Chariot

Minerva in a Chariot (1894)

Abbott Handerson Thayer (American, 1849-1921)
Head of Mary B. Thayer

Head of Mary B. Thayer (1897)

Abbott Handerson Thayer (American, 1849-1921)
Angel

Angel (1887)

Abbott Handerson Thayer (American, 1849-1921)
Male Wood Duck in a Forest Pool, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Male Wood Duck in a Forest Pool, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom (ca. 1905-1909)

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

Self-Portrait (1918)

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

Preliminary Study for ‘A Virgin’ (circa 1891)

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

A Prize Bull (1870)

Abbott Handerson Thayer (American, 1849-1921)
Half Draped Figure

Half Draped Figure (ca. 1885)

Abbott Handerson Thayer (American, 1849-1921)
Stevenson Memorial

Stevenson Memorial (1903)

Abbott Handerson Thayer (American, 1849-1921)
Roses

Roses (1890)

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)
Girl Arranging Her Hair

Girl Arranging Her Hair (1918-1919)

Abbott Handerson Thayer (American, 1849-1921)
Frog

Frog (ca. 1910-1915)

Abbott Handerson Thayer (American, 1849-1921)
Blue Jays In Winter, Study For Book Concealing Coloration In The Animal Kingdom

Blue Jays In Winter, Study For Book Concealing Coloration In The Animal Kingdom (ca. 1905-1909)

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

Self-Portrait (1919)

Abbott Handerson Thayer (American, 1849-1921)
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