This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions), and as such we offer a high-resolution image of it. See our image rights statement.

 

Object Timeline

1953

  • We acquired this object.

2016

2025

  • You found it!

Drawing, The Crackle, or Crow-Blackbird

This is a Drawing. It was created by Ernest Thompson Seton and published by Charles Scribners’ Sons. It is dated 1893 and we acquired it in 1953. Its medium is pen and ink, grey wash, on illustration board. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

Its dimensions are

14.5 × 21.5 cm (5 11/16 × 8 7/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, The Crackle, or Crow-Blackbird; Ernest Thompson Seton (American, 1860–1946); Published by Charles Scribner's Sons; USA; pen and ink, grey wash, on illustration board; 14.5 × 21.5 cm (5 11/16 × 8 7/16 in.); 1953-48-29

This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions). You can copy, modify, and distribute this work without contacting the Smithsonian. For more information, visit the Smithsonian’s Terms of Use page.

If you would like to cite this object in a Wikipedia article please use the following template:

<ref name=CH>{{cite web |url=https://www-4.collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18398079/ |title=Drawing, The Crackle, or Crow-Blackbird |author=Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |accessdate=11 March 2025 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution}}</ref>