And Spring herself, when she woke at dawn, Christopher T. Creyts; Matthew Day Jackson; Collaborative Art Editions

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born 1974
And Spring herself, when she woke at dawn, 2015–2016
Portfolio/Series title: There Will Come Soft Rains
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: color intaglio
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 326 x 460 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 12 13/16 x 18 1/8 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 520 x 686 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 20 1/2 x 27 1/2 in
Plate Mark/Block Dimensions (Height x Width): 328 x 464 mm
Plate Mark/Block Dimensions (Height x Width): 12 15/16 x 18 1/4 in
Credit line: Museum purchase: Peter T. Bohan Art Acquisition Fund
Accession number: 2016.0024.12
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The male ruffed grouse does not call as part of his courtship display, but instead beats his wings rapidly to produce a drumming noise created by the vacuum of air left behind from his rapid wingbeats. This drumming behavior has earned the ruffed grouse the truly awesome nickname thunder-chicken.

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