Mailing Address:
Special Collections
College of Charleston Library
66 George Street
Charleston, SC 29424
Phone:
(843) 953-8016
Title: Basil Ede Art Prints [art reproduction]
Collection #: 0054
Dates: 1976-1992
Size: 55 items ([55] prints) ; 90 cm
Biographical Note: Basil Ede was commissioned by the Warner Collection of the Gulf States Corporation in 1976 to paint a new Wild Birds of America series.
Scope and Content Note: The collections consists of 55 numbered prints produced by Ede for the Warner Collection of the Gulf States Corporation. The prints were later published in "Wild Birds of America: The Art of Basil Ede" in 1991. Ede produced 58 total prints (55 of which are available in this collection).
Subject Headings:
Birds -- United States -- Pictorial works.
Inventory:
Folder/Print |
Edition |
Year |
Size |
|
Waterfowl |
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1-1 |
Wood Ducks (Aix sponsa) |
489/750 |
1976 |
24” x 35” |
1-2 |
Mallards (Anas Platyrhynchos) |
489/750 |
1976 |
24” x 35” |
1-3 |
Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata) |
489/750 |
1976 |
30” x 24” |
1-4 |
Green-Winged Teal (Anas carolinensis) |
489/750 |
1977 |
34” x 24” |
1-5 |
Bahamas Pintail (Anas bahamersis) |
489/1000 |
1980 |
25” x 19” |
Waterfowl |
|
|
|
|
2-1 |
Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) |
489/750 |
1975 |
24” x 35” |
2-2 |
Blue-Winged Teal (Querquedula discors) |
489/1000 |
1980 |
25” x 19” |
2-3 |
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) |
489/750 |
1982 |
29” x 36” |
2-4 |
Black Duck (Anas rubripes) |
489/750 |
1975 |
24” x 35” |
Waterfowl |
|
|
|
|
3-1 |
Gadwall (Anas strepera) |
489/750 |
1985 |
32” x 41” |
3-2 |
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) |
322/350 |
1989 |
32” x 40” |
3-3 |
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) |
322/350 |
1987 |
32” x 40” |
3-4 |
American Wigeon (Anas americana) |
322/350 |
1984 |
32” x 40” |
3-5 |
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) |
322/350 |
1983 |
32” x 40” |
Waterfowl |
|
|
|
|
4-1 |
Pintails (Anas acuta) |
489/750 |
1982 |
32” x 40” |
4-2 |
Greater White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) |
489/750 |
1985 |
32” x 41” |
4-3 |
Redhead Duck (Aythya americana) |
489/750 |
1984 |
32” x 40” |
Song/Perching Birds |
|
|
|
|
5-1 |
Red-Bellied Woodpecker (Centurus carolinus) |
489/1000 |
1980 |
25” x 19” |
5-2 |
Northern Flicker—Yellowhammer (Colaptes auratus) |
489/1000 |
1980 |
25” x 19” |
5-3 |
Bluejays (Cyanocitta cristata) |
489/750 |
1976 |
30” x 25” |
5-4 |
Northern Cardinal (Richmondena cardinalis) |
489/750 |
1976 |
30” x 25” |
5-5 |
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula-Maryland) |
489/750 |
1978 |
30” x 25” |
Song/Perching Birds |
|
|
|
|
6-1 |
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) |
489/750 |
1976 |
30” x 25” |
6-2 |
American Robins (Turdus migratorius) |
489/750 |
1976 |
30” x 25” |
6-3 |
Orchid Oriole (Icterus spurious) |
489/750 |
1983 |
32” x 26” |
6-4 |
Northern Yellow-Shafted Flicker (Colaptes auratus) |
489/750 |
1980 |
35” x 25” |
Birds of Prey |
|
|
|
|
7-1 |
Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca) |
489/750 |
1976 |
34” x 25” |
7-2 |
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) |
489/750 |
1977 |
34” x 25” |
7-3 |
Eastern Screech Owl—gray (Otus asio) |
489/1000 |
1981 |
25” x 19” |
7-4 |
Eastern Screech Owl—red (Otus asio) |
489/1000 |
1981 |
25” x 19” |
Birds of Prey |
|
|
|
|
8-1 |
White Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) |
489/750 |
1983 |
41” x 31” |
8-2 |
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) |
489/1000 |
1976 |
34” x 47” |
8-3 |
Barred Owl (strix varia) |
489/750 |
1982 |
40” x 31” |
Water/ShoreBirds |
|
|
|
|
9-1 |
White Pelican (Pelecanus Erythrorhynchos) |
489/750 |
1981 |
48” x 35” |
9-2 |
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) |
322/350 |
1986 |
40” x 31” |
9-3 |
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) |
322/350 |
1986 |
40” x 31” |
9-4 |
White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) |
322/350 |
1988 |
40” x 31” |
9-5 |
Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) |
489/750 |
1983 |
48” x 34” |
Water/ShoreBirds |
|
|
|
|
10-1 |
Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) |
489/750 |
1985 |
34” x 47” |
10-2 |
Cattle Egret (Ardea ibis) |
489/750 |
1984 |
40” x 31” |
10-3 |
Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon) |
322/350 |
1989 |
40” x 31” |
10-4 |
American Avocet (Recurvirostra Americana) |
322/350 |
1990 |
40” x 31” |
10-5 |
American Egret (Casmerodius albus) |
489/750 |
1979 |
35” x 25” |
Water/ShoreBirds |
|
|
|
|
11-1 |
Green-backed Heron (Butorides striatus) |
322/350 |
1988 |
40” x 32” |
11-2 |
Limpkin (Aramus guarauna) |
322/350 |
1991 |
40” x 31” |
11-3 |
Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus rubber) |
322/350 |
1992 |
40” x 31” |
11-4 |
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) |
489/750 |
1984 |
40” x 31” |
11-5 |
Louisiana Heron (Egretta tricolor) |
489/750 |
1983 |
40” x 31” |
11-6 |
Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula artica) |
489/750 |
1985 |
32” x 41” |
Upland Game Birds |
|
|
|
|
12-1 |
Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) |
489/750 |
1982 |
32” x 44” |
12-2 |
Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) |
489/1000 |
1980 |
32” x 44” |
12-3 |
California Quail (Lophortyx californica) |
489/750 |
1983 |
32” x 40” |
12-4 |
Prairie Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) |
489/750 |
1983 |
32” x 40” |
12-5 |
Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) |
489/750 |
1977 |
24” x 35” |
12-6 |
Bob-White Quail (Colinus virginianus) |
489/750 |
1977 |
24” x 32” |