National Museum of Natural History
Pribilof Fur Seals: A Study in Watercolors
May 1, 1979 – June 16, 1979
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View 15 studies by Henry Wood Elliott, one of the first to see the need for protection of the seals' breeding grounds. Preliminary sketches for the paintings were made in the 1870s.
The exhibit is taken from a larger group of works circulated by the Carnegie Museum of Natural History.