Robert Bruce Horsfall

Robert Bruce Horsfall
The wildlife illustrator Robert Bruce Horsfall sitting on the grass with three bobcat cubs.
Horsfall with bobcat cubs
Born(1869-10-21)October 21, 1869
Clinton, Iowa
DiedMarch 24, 1948(1948-03-24) (aged 78)
Long Branch, New Jersey
OccupationWildlife illustrator
SpouseCarra Hunting
Children2
MacGillivray's warbler from Warblers of North America (1907)
Restoration of Megacerops, 1912

Robert Bruce Horsfall (October 21, 1869 – March 24, 1948) was an American wildlife illustrator. His paintings were included in several works from the early 20th century, including Frank M. Chapman's Warblers of North America.

Biography

Horsfall was born in Clinton, Iowa in 1869 to John Tomlin and Anne Buttersby Horsfall. He studied at the Cincinnati Art Academy and later at art schools in Munich and Paris. He married Carra Elisabeth Hunting in 1906 and had two sons (one adopted). His works have been exhibited in the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University and Guyot Hall at Princeton University. He died on March 24, 1948, in Long Branch, New Jersey.[1]

Publications

  • American Land Birds by Alice E. Ball ; illustrated by Robert Bruce Horsfall. New York : Tudor, 1936.
  • Bird and Animal Paintings by R. Bruce Horsfall; text by Carra E. Horsfall. Washington, D.C., Nature magazine, 1930
  • Birds of California: an introduction to more than 300 common birds of the state and adjacent islands, with a supplementary list of rare migrants, accidental visitants, and hypothetical subspecies by Irene Grosvenor Wheelock; with 10 full-page plates and 78 drawings in the text by Bruce Horsfall. Chicago : A.C. McClurg, 1904, 1912.
  • Birds of North Carolina, by Thomas Gilbert Pearson, Clement Samuel Brimley and Herbert Hutchinson Brimley, illustrations by Rex Brasher, Robert Bruce Horsfall, and Roger Tory Peterson. North Carolina Department of Agriculture, State Museum Division. Raleigh, Bynum Printing Company, 1942.
  • Birds of the Pacific Coast, by Willard Ayres Eliot, including a brief account of the distribution and habitat of 118 birds that are more or less common to the Pacific Coast states and British Columbia w/ 56 color plates by R. Bruce Horsfall. New York : G.P. Putnum's Sons, 1923
  • Familiar Birds of the Northwest: Covering Birds Commonly Found in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Northern California, and Western Canada by Harry B. Nehls ; with paintings by R. Bruce Horsfall et al.. Portland, Or. : Portland Audubon Society, 1981.
  • A Year with the Birds by Alice E. Ball; illustrated by Robert Bruce Horsfall. New York: Gibbs & Van Vleck, 1916, 1917. Each page is a poem by Ball accompanied by an illustration by Horsfall.
  • Songs of the Open; words and music by Grace Keir with illustrations by Robert Bruce Horsfall : Carl Fischer, Inc. New York 1927.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Robert Bruce Horsfall.
  1. ^ "Robert Bruce Horsfall". The Annals of Iowa. 29 (6): 489–490. 1948. doi:10.17077/0003-4827.6701. Retrieved 26 September 2021.


Stub icon

This article about an American illustrator is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Read other articles:

Bunga tasbih

Artikel ini bukan mengenai Tasbih. Kana Bunga tasbih berwarna kuning (Canna lily) Klasifikasi ilmiah Kerajaan: Plantae Divisi: Magnoliophyta Kelas: Liliopsida Ordo: Zingiberals Famili: Cannaceae Genus: Canna Bunga tasbih adalah tanaman yang tergolong tanaman luar dengan nama latin Canna lily. Tanaman ini biasanya tumbuh di hutan dan pegunungan walau tak jarang dijadikan tanaman hias di pekarangan dan taman kota, karena memiliki bunga yang mempesona. Dan ternyata dibalik pesona aneka warnanya ...

 

Canal 10 (Nicaraguan TV channel)

Nicaraguan television channel This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these template messages) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: Canal 10 Nicaraguan TV channel – news · newspapers · books · scholar · J...

 

Jalan Nasional Rute 7

Jalan Nasional Rute 7Persimpangan besarUjung Barat:Sumur, Pandeglang  Jalan Nasional Rute 5 Jalan Nasional Rute 8 Jalan Nasional Rute 10 Jalan Nasional Rute 13 Jalan Nasional Rute 15 Jalan Nasional Rute 18 Jalan Nasional Rute 26Ujung Timur:Kota YogyakartaSistem jalan bebas hambatan Sistem Jalan di Indonesia Jalan Tol Jalan raya ← Nasional 6 Nasional 8 → Jalan Nasional Rute 7 adalah jalan utama di pulau jawa yang menghubungkan Banten di barat dengan Yogyakarta di timur. Rut...

Beaufort Sea

Marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean north of the Northwest Territories, the Yukon, and Alaska Beaufort SeaBeaufort SeaCoordinates72°N 137°W / 72°N 137°W / 72; -137TypeSeaBasin countriesCanada and United StatesSurface area476,000 km2 (184,000 sq mi)Average depth124 m (407 ft)Max. depth4,683 m (15,364 ft)Water volume22,000 km3 (1.8×1010 acre⋅ft)FrozenAlmost all year roundReferences[1][2][3] The...

 

Paul D. MacLean

American physician and neuroscientist This article includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (June 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Paul D. MacLeanBorn1 May 1913 Phelps, New York Died26 December 2007  (aged 94)Potomac EducationDoctor of Medicine Alma materYale UniversityYale Sc...

 

Bikaner

BikanerKotaJulukan: BikanaBikanerTampilkan peta RajasthanBikanerTampilkan peta IndiaKoordinat: 28°01′00″N 73°18′43″E / 28.01667°N 73.31194°E / 28.01667; 73.31194Koordinat: 28°01′00″N 73°18′43″E / 28.01667°N 73.31194°E / 28.01667; 73.31194Negara IndiaNegara bagianRajasthanDistrikBikanerPendiriRao Bika jiPemerintahan • BadanMunicipal corporationLuas[1] • Total270 km2 (100 ...

Jacques Hadamard

Jacques HadamardJacques Salomon HadamardLahir(1865-12-08)8 Desember 1865Versailles, PrancisMeninggal17 Oktober 1963(1963-10-17) (umur 97)Paris, PrancisKebangsaanPrancisAlmamaterÉcole Normale SupérieureDikenal atasperkalian HadamardBukti dari teorema bilangan primamatriks HadamardPenghargaanGrand Prix des Sciences Mathématiques (1892)Prix Poncelet (1898) CNRS Gold medal (1956)Karier ilmiahBidangMatematikaInstitusiUniversitas BordeauxSorbonneCollège de FranceÉcole PolytechniqueÉcole...

 

Champillon

Champilloncomune Champillon – Veduta LocalizzazioneStato Francia RegioneGrand Est Dipartimento Marna ArrondissementÉpernay CantoneÉpernay-1 TerritorioCoordinate49°05′N 3°59′E / 49.083333°N 3.983333°E49.083333; 3.983333 (Champillon)Coordinate: 49°05′N 3°59′E / 49.083333°N 3.983333°E49.083333; 3.983333 (Champillon) Superficie1,46 km² Abitanti534[1] (2009) Densità365,75 ab./km² Altre informazioniCod. postale51160 F...

 

大字 (数字)

この項目には、一部のコンピュータや閲覧ソフトで表示できない文字が含まれています（詳細）。 数字の大字（だいじ）は、漢数字の一種。通常用いる単純な字形の漢数字（小字）の代わりに同じ音の別の漢字を用いるものである。 概要 壱万円日本銀行券（「壱」が大字） 弐千円日本銀行券（「弐」が大字） 漢数字には「一」「二」「三」と続く小字と、「壱」「�...

内华达州

内華達州 美國联邦州State of Nevada 州旗州徽綽號：產銀之州、起戰之州地图中高亮部分为内華達州坐标：35°N－42°N, 114°W－120°W国家 美國建州前內華達领地加入聯邦1864年10月31日（第36个加入联邦）首府卡森城最大城市拉斯维加斯政府 • 州长（英语：List of Governors of {{{Name}}}]]） • 副州长（英语：List of lieutenant governors of {{{Name}}}]]）喬·隆巴爾多（R斯塔...

 

Canine distemper

Viral disease affecting some mammals This article is about a disease affecting mammals generally in the order Carnivora. For other diseases known as distemper, see Distemper. Morbillivirus canis Canine distemper virus cytoplasmic inclusion body (blood smear, Wright's stain) Virus classification (unranked): Virus Realm: Riboviria Kingdom: Orthornavirae Phylum: Negarnaviricota Class: Monjiviricetes Order: Mononegavirales Family: Paramyxoviridae Genus: Morbillivirus Species: Morbillivirus canis ...

 

Greyfriars, King's Lynn

Remains of the Grey Friars' church, King's Lynn, Norfolk Greyfriars, King's Lynn was a Franciscan friary in Norfolk, England. The tower, known as Greyfriars Tower (52°45′05″N 0°23′56″E / 52.7514°N 0.3990°E / 52.7514; 0.3990 (Greyfriars Tower, King's Lynn)) survives. It is one of only three surviving Franciscan monastery towers in England and is considered to be the finest.[1] It is a Grade I listed building.[2] Following the Dissolu...

2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 20 kilometres walk

Men's 20 kilometres walk at the 2018 European Athletics ChampionshipsVenueOlympic StadiumLocationBerlinDates11 August 2018Competitors28 from 15 nationsWinning time1:20:42Medalists  Álvaro Martín   Spain Diego García   Spain Vasiliy Mizinov   Authorised Neutral Athletes← 20142022 → 2018 EuropeanAthletics ChampionshipsTrack events100 mmenwomen200 mmenwomen400 mmenwomen800 mmenwomen1500 mmenwomen5000 ...

 

Magnitud (astronomía)

Ilustración de fuentes luminosas de magnitud 1 a 3,5, en incrementos de 0,5 En astronomía, la magnitud es la medida del brillo de una estrella. Los antiguos astrónomos griegos llamaban estrellas de primer tamaño (primera magnitud), a las estrellas más brillantes que aparecían después del ocaso solar y a las últimas que desaparecían tras la salida del Sol, y sucesivamente estrellas de segundo tamaño (segunda magnitud), tercera magnitud, etc., hasta las estrellas de sexta magnitud, la...

 

Banbury

Disambiguazione – Se stai cercando altri significati, vedi Banbury (disambigua). Questa voce sull'argomento centri abitati dell'Oxfordshire è solo un abbozzo. Contribuisci a migliorarla secondo le convenzioni di Wikipedia. Banburyparrocchia civileBanbury – Veduta LocalizzazioneStato Regno Unito    Inghilterra RegioneSud Est Contea Oxfordshire DistrettoCherwell TerritorioCoordinate52°03′N 1°20′W52°03′N, 1°20′W (Banbury) Superficie21,04 km�...

Leicester South (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1974 onwards Not to be confused with Leicestershire South (UK Parliament constituency). Leicester SouthBorough constituencyfor the House of CommonsBoundaries since 2024Boundary of Leicester South in the East MidlandsCountyLeicestershireElectorate71,007 (2023)[1]Major settlementsLeicesterCurrent constituencyCreated1974 (1974)Member of ParliamentShockat Adam (Independent)SeatsOneCreated fromLeicester South East and Leicester South W...

 

Yaxchilan

Ancient Mayan city in Chiapas, Mexico Q'YaxchilanStructure 33 at YaxchilanLocation of the siteShow map of MesoamericaYaxchilan (Mexico)Show map of MexicoLocationChiapas, MexicoCoordinates16°54′N 90°58′W / 16.900°N 90.967°W / 16.900; -90.967TypeSettlementHistoryCulturesMaya civilizationSite notesConditionIn ruins Yaxchilan (pronounced [ʝaʃtʃiˈlan]) is an ancient Maya city located on the bank of the Usumacinta River in the state of Chiapas, Mexico. In...

 

طمارين أسود

اضغط هنا للاطلاع على كيفية قراءة التصنيف طمارين أسود[1][2] حالة الحفظ أنواع مهددة بالانقراض (خطر انقراض أدنى)  (IUCN 3.1)[3] المرتبة التصنيفية نوع[4]  التصنيف العلمي الجنس: طمارين النوع: niger الاسم العلمي Saguinus niger[4]  إيتيان جوفروا سانت ايلار  ، 1803  &...

Nebaj

For the Guatemalan municipality, see Santa Maria Nebaj. This article is part of a series on theMaya civilization People Society Languages Writing Religion Mythology Sacrifice Cities Architecture Astronomy Calendar Stelae Art Textiles Trade Music Dance Medicine Cuisine Warfare History Preclassic Maya Classic Maya collapse Spanish conquest of the Maya Yucatán Chiapas Guatemala Petén Mesoamerica portalvteNebaj Polychrome Fragment of Old Fire God, 900-1200 AD, Maya, Guatemala, Houston Museu...

 

Battle of Sourton Down

1643 battle of the First English Civil War Battle of Sourton DownPart of the First English Civil WarSourton Down; the hedges and landscape helped the Parliamentarian ambushDate25 April 1643Locationnear Okehampton, Devon50°42′18″N 4°03′36″W / 50.705°N 4.060°W / 50.705; -4.060Result Parliamentarian victoryBelligerents Royalists ParliamentariansCommanders and leaders Sir Ralph Hopton Lord Mohun Sir Bevil Grenville Sir Nicholas Slanning James ChudleighStrength ...