The peacock - invisible to the eyes of a fox or weasel or turkey vulture
'Concealing coloration' and 'countershading' are combined in Camouflage
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< Peacock in the Woods, by Abbott Thayer, assisted by Richard Meryman,
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'Concealing coloration' and 'countershading' are combined in Camouflage
View more examples in 'full story' below -
Illustrations from the book, Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom, An Exposition of the Laws of Disguise Through Color and Pattern, available for classroom loan through the Camouflage Curriculum
Illustrated by Abbott H. Thayer, Gerald H. Thayer, Richard S. Meryman, and others including Emma B. Thayer and Rockwell Kent, the book is Abbott Thayer's scientific contribution to camouflage theory, with Thayer's Law, published in 1909, another edition in 1918
Illustrations include:
Male Ruffled Grouse in the Forest, by Gerald H. Thayer, Male Wood Duck, by Abbott H. Thayer, Male Wood Duck, by Richard S. Meryman, Blue Jay in Winter, by Abbott H. Thayer, Cottontail Rabbit, by Gerald H. Thayer, background by Emma B. Thayer and A. H. Thayer, Flamingoes and Twilight Sky, Copperhead Snake on Dry Leaves, Caterpillars, Wild Zebras at a Water Hole, Mbega Monkey,
Male Ruffled Grouse in the Forest, by Gerald H. Thayer, Male Wood Duck, by Abbott H. Thayer, Male Wood Duck, by Richard S. Meryman, Blue Jay in Winter, by Abbott H. Thayer, Cottontail Rabbit, by Gerald H. Thayer, background by Emma B. Thayer and A. H. Thayer, Flamingoes and Twilight Sky, Copperhead Snake on Dry Leaves, Caterpillars, Wild Zebras at a Water Hole, Mbega Monkey,
and below,
a mystery bird model which may or may not be from Thayer's studio, and an original Thayer collage given by Richard Meryman, on display
at the Dublin Historical Society along with the 1909 edition of Concealing Coloration, Thayer's biography by Nelson White, and articles and catalogs from museums and magazines, and references to the Dublin Art Colony.
at the Dublin Historical Society along with the 1909 edition of Concealing Coloration, Thayer's biography by Nelson White, and articles and catalogs from museums and magazines, and references to the Dublin Art Colony.
