Artist Birthdays, August 12: ABBOTT HANDERSON THAYER
ABBOTT H. THAYER (August 12, 1849 – May 29, 1921)
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Nationality: American
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Field: Painting
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Art Movement: Naturalism
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ARTiFact: Nicknamed the “father of camouflage,” his book about protective coloration in nature – Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom (1909) – had a widespread impact on the use of military camouflage during World War I.
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Artist Quote: “The whole basis of picture making consists in contrasting against its background every object in the picture.”
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Important Artwork (shown below): The Virgin (detail), 1893.
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