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Tag Archives: Butterflies
1947: Iridescence
Andrey Avinoff: Iridescence (1925-1947) The entomologist Andrey Avinoff emigrated from Russia to the USA after the revolution and worked at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History for 20 years, eventually becoming its director. He turned to painting only later in … Continue reading
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Tagged 1920's, 1940's, 20th Century, Andrey Avinoff, Animals, Art, Butterflies, Drawing, Flowers, Insects, LGBTQ, Painting, Russia, Soviet Union, USA
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1864: Blue Morpho
Martin Johnson Heade: Blue Morpho Butterfly (c. 1864)
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Tagged 1860's, 19th Century, Animals, Art, Butterflies, Insects, Martin Johnson Heade, Painting, USA
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