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Revisiting Abbott Thayer: non-scientific reflections about camouflage in art, war and zoology

Year: 2008

Type: article

Abstract: This paper reviews the achievements of Abbott Handerson Thayer (1849-1921), an American painter and naturalist whose pioneering writings on animal camouflage addressed shared concerns among artists, zoologists and military tacticians. It discusses his beliefs about camouflage (both natural and military) in the context of his training as an artist, with particular emphasis on three of his major ideas: countershading, ruptive (or disruptive) coloration and background picturing.

Source: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2008.0250

Author: Roy R Behrens

Institution: University of Northern Iowa

Language: English

Topic: History of Science and Natural History

Subfield: History and Philosophy of Science

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2083597869

FWCI: 15.55

Cites: 12

Cited by: 49

Related to: 10