Louis Agassiz Fuertes

Louis Agassiz Fuertes was an American painter, ornithologist, zoologist and illustrator (1874–1927). He was born at Ithaca and died at Unadilla.

Also recorded as Louis A. Fuertes; Louis Agassize Fuertes.

Louis Agassiz Fuertes in brief

Born
1874
Died
1927
Known for
painter, ornithologist, zoologist and illustrator
Place of birth
Ithaca
Contents

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Louis A. Fuertes and Louis Agassize Fuertes. His recorded language was English.

He was the child of Estevan Antonio Fuertes.

Formation and teaching

Louis Agassiz Fuertes studied at Cornell University. His recorded influences include John James Audubon.

Recognition and collections

Louis Agassiz Fuertes received Honorary Scout. Work by Louis Agassiz Fuertes is held by Smithsonian American Art Museum and Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art.

Catalogued works

33 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1901 to 1993.

Jagged Leaf Edge Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom, held by Smithsonian American Art Museum, inventory 1950.2.26D. Thirteen Whooping Cranes in Flight, dated 1917, held by Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art. Icterus fuertesi Chapman, adult male and female, dated 1911. Handbook of Birds of the Western United States: Including the Great Plains, Great Basin, Pacific ... A-birding on a bronco. Birdcraft: a field book of two hundred song, game, and water birds. A monograph of the pheasants. The Burgess Animal Book for Children. The book of birds : common birds of town and country and American game birds. The book of dogs; an intimate study of mankind's best friend. The Burgess bird book for children. Album of Abyssinian birds and mammals. Bird friends : a complete bird book for Americans. Bird stories from Burroughs; sketches of bird life taken from the works of John Burroughs .. Birds worth knowing. The book of birds; common birds of town and country and American game birds. Distribution and migration of North American shorebirds. Falconry, the sport of kings. Food habits of the grosbeaks. Food of some well-known birds of forest, farm, and garden. Food of the woodpeckers of the United States. Game birds of America. Handbook of birds of eastern North America; with introductory chapters on the study of birds in nature. In the open; intimate studies and appreciations of nature. The larger North American mammals. A natural history of the ducks. On the birds' highway;. The Migration of American Birds. Kingbird and Phoebe, dated 1901–2, color lithograph, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1986.1180.1714. Golden-crowned Kinglet, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Brown Creeper, dated 1901–2, color lithograph, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1986.1180.1715. Cedar Waxwing and Red-eyed Vireo, dated 1901–2, color lithograph, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1986.1180.1716. Ruffled Grouse (Bonasa Umbellus), dated 1905, color photolithographic process, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 67.749.41(131). Thoreau on birds : notes on New England birds from the Journals of Henry David Thoreau / edited by Francis H. Allen ; introduction by John Hay ; illustrations by Louis Agassiz Fuertes., dated [1993], held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 4 named public collections.

Smithsonian American Art Museum: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Fuertes, Louis Agassiz, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Louis Agassiz Fuertes, Journal of Forestry, 1927. Fuertes, Louis Agassiz (1874-1927), artist, naturalist, and scientific illustrator, American National Biography Online, 2000. The book of dogs; an intimate study of mankind's best friend, by Louis Agassiz Fuertes [Ernest Harold Baynes] and others, illustrated with 73 natural color portraits from original paintings by Louis Agassiz Fuertes., 1919. Album of Abyssinian birds and mammals / From paintings by Louis Agassiz Fuertes., 1930.

Digitised editions and texts

6 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

Bird Stories from Burroughs (1911) — Internet Archive. Chapman's 'The Warblers of North America' (1907) — Internet Archive. A Natural History Of the Ducks, Vol. 1, 1922 (1922) — Internet Archive. Citizen Bird (1897) — Internet Archive. The Book of Dogs: An Intimate Study of Mankind's Best Friend (1919) — Internet Archive. A Natural History Of The Ducks Vol. 2; 1923 (1923) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 15 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Louis Agassiz Fuertes studied at Cornell University. the recorded working language is English.

John James Audubon is recorded as an influence.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Ithaca. Employment is recorded with Cornell University.

Work by Louis Agassiz Fuertes is recorded in the collections of Smithsonian American Art Museum and Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art.

Distinctions recorded are Honorary Scout.

Chronology

  1. 1874Louis Agassiz Fuertes born at Ithaca.
  2. 1897Citizen Bird digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1907Chapman's 'The Warblers of North America' digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1911Icterus fuertesi Chapman, adult male and female.
  5. 1911Bird Stories from Burroughs digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1917Thirteen Whooping Cranes in Flight (Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art).
  7. 1919The Book of Dogs: An Intimate Study of Mankind's Best Friend digitised by Internet Archive.
  8. 1922A Natural History Of the Ducks, Vol. 1, 1922 digitised by Internet Archive.
  9. 1923A Natural History Of The Ducks Vol. 2; 1923 digitised by Internet Archive.
  10. 1927Louis Agassiz Fuertes died at Unadilla.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Album of Abyssinian birds and mammals / From paintings by Louis Agassiz Fuertes., 1930

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Fuertes, Louis Agassiz (1874-1927), artist, naturalist, and scientific illustrator, American National Biography Online, 2000

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Fuertes, Louis Agassiz, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Louis Agassiz Fuertes, Journal of Forestry, 1927

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    The book of dogs; an intimate study of mankind's best friend, by Louis Agassiz Fuertes [Ernest Harold Baynes] and others, illustrated with 73 natural color portraits from original paintings by Louis Agassiz Fuertes., 1919

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Internet Archive, 6 digitised items catalogued under Louis Agassiz Fuertes as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  7. 7.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Louis Agassiz Fuertes (5 objects).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  8. 8.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 1 work naming Louis Agassiz Fuertes.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  9. 9.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1871480: Louis Agassiz Fuertes

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  10. 10.

    “Louis Agassiz Fuertes”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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