"Our National Emblem," a watercolor of a Bald Eagle in flight, wings spread, as if preparing for a landing, signed by the artist in the lower right corner.
Alexandria, VA: [1987]. Watercolor on art paper, 8 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches, matted. Abbott (1920-1988) was a longtime resident of Alexandria, Virginia, working at Fort Belvoir while leading various Audubon Society activities, including bird counts. He wrote and illustrated a number of books and pamphlets concerning the ornithology of..... More