Martha D. Maxwell (1831-1881) was an American naturalist, artist, writer and accomplished hunter and taxidermist whose work changed the look of natural history museums forever.
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CDV & Stereoview Of Martha Maxwell – Naturalist & Taxidermist.
The CDV is identified in pencil and may be an autograph. She is posed with a percussion shotgun cradled in her arm, in hunting garb, with her dog lying beside her. This has no backmark.
The stereoview shows her seated with several examples of her taxidermy work, while she holds a painter’s palette touching up around the eyes of a fox. An Evans lever action rifle leans against her work table. There is no backmark on this image either.
Martha D. Maxwell (1831-1881) was an American naturalist, artist, writer and accomplished hunter and taxidermist whose work changed the look of natural history museums forever. She moved to Colorado in 1863 and operated a restaurant in a dining camp. Her husband, James, built the first wagon road up Boulder Canyon. Martha returned home to Wisconsin to care for her ailing mother, and was then inspired by a local taxidermist’s work. After resettling back in Boulder, she hunted, and worked on her own taxidermy, opening a museum in Boulder in 1868. Her works were shown at the Colorado Agricultural Society Fair in Denver, and later at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. Mrs. Maxwell was the author of the book entitled, “On the Plains and Among the Peaks or How Mrs. Maxwell Made Her Natural History Collection.
Both are very good to fine condition with a corner damaged on the stereoview.
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| Weight | .7 lbs |
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