Cameron

Fossil (Bat)
1958

An X-ray image of a bat with its wings fully extended, showcasing the intricate bone structure and thin membrane of the wings. The bat's skeletal body is centered, with its head at the top and limbs stretching out to the delicate wingtips. The background is uniformly dark, highlighting the ghostly white outlines of the bat's anatomy.

An X-ray image of a bat with its wings fully extended, showcasing the intricate bone structure and thin membrane of the wings. The bat's skeletal body is centered, with its head at the top and limbs stretching out to the delicate wingtips. The background is uniformly dark, highlighting the ghostly white outlines of the bat's anatomy.

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Date
1958

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Brush and ink on board

Dimensions
Sheet: 12 × 20in. (30.5 × 50.8 cm)

Accession number
2007.33

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Drawing Committee

Rights and reproductions
© Cameron Parsons Foundation

API
artworks/29796

Exhibitions

America Is Hard to See

May 1–Sept 27, 2015

Cameron
2 works in the collection

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