Frightened Bird

1946

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Woodcut
Dimensions: block: 17 15/16 x 12 3/8 in. (45.6 x 31.5 cm) sheet: 23 1/8 x 16 in. (58.7 x 40.7 cm)
Collection no.: 54.591.7
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Frightened Bird — Anne Ryan. 1946.

Medium: Woodcut. Dimensions: block: 17 15/16 x 12 3/8 in. (45.6 x 31.5 cm) sheet: 23 1/8 x 16 in. (58.7 x 40.7 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: John B. Turner Fund, 1954.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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