Bull Moose
Henry Merwin Shrady American
With its thick coat and impressive rack of antlers, Shrady’s realistic male moose exemplifies his command of animal anatomy, acquired in biology studies at Columbia University in New York City as well as through keen observation of zoo animals. The bison of the Plains and the moose of the eastern and western forests were recognizable to late-nineteenth-century audiences as near-extinct types, offering a powerful commentary on the vulnerability of native animals caused by Euro-American settlement of the West.
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