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Wild Cat and Turtle
From the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Edward Kemeys’ extensive study of animals in the wild gave him a feeling for their characters. His sculptures convey a wildness and individuality that were lost to animals in captivity. Although the beasts in many of his sculptures appear at rest, we often get the sense that more is happening in the wider environment.
Smithsonian American Art Museum’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineWild Cat and Turtle. ca. 1870-1907. Edward Kemeys, born Savannah, GA 1843-died Washington, DC 1907. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of J. Willis Johnson. CC0.
