Trapped Bird

Morris Graves · ca. 1938–39

Morris Graves: American, 1910 - 2001

UnclassifiedUnited States

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art5 recorded works
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Trapped Bird

ca. 1938–39

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Tempera on paper, mounted on cardboard
Dimensions: Cardboard: 27 7/8 x 32 3/4 in. (70.8 x 83.2 cm) Sheet: 26 3/4 x 30 3/4 in. (67.9 x 78.1 cm) (irregular)
Collection no.: 2004.208
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Trapped Bird — Morris Graves. ca. 1938–39.

Medium: Tempera on paper, mounted on cardboard. Dimensions: Cardboard: 27 7/8 x 32 3/4 in. (70.8 x 83.2 cm) Sheet: 26 3/4 x 30 3/4 in. (67.9 x 78.1 cm) (irregular).

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

Credit line: Gift of Phyllis Dearborn Massar, in memory of Robert J. Massar, 2004.

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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