Song Sparrow
Medium
animals
Classification
animals
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Accession Number
1953-48-30
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Song Sparrow** (1893) by Ernest Thompson Seton captures the delicate beauty of North American wildlife in a work from the Smithsonian American Art Museum's collection. Created during Seton's early career, this piece reflects his lifelong passion for observing and illustrating animals with scientific precision and artistic grace. Born in England but embracing an American identity, Seton (1860–1946) was a pioneering naturalist-artist whose drawings and paintings bridged art, science, and conservation at the turn of the 20th century. Seton's realistic style, rooted in the naturalist tradition,...