Keywords: John James Audubon - Great American Cock (Wild Turkey).jpg Artwork Creator John James Audubon Great American Cock male VULGO Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo 1825 engraving hand colored paper in 39 625 26 25 Institution Buffalo Bill Historical Center Whitney Gallery of Western Art Collection accession number 7 86 object history credit line Bequest of Robert D Coe John James Audubon artist 1785-1851 William Home Lizars engraver 1788-1859 Great American Cock Male 1826 hand-colored engraving Bequest of Robert D Coe John James Audubon became one of the finest artist/naturalists of the world He earned his reputation with the large folio-sized publication Birds of America This print was the first image in the book extraordinary for its detail and sense of life http //old bbhc org/collections/bbhc/WG_ObjectPage cfm museum WG VarObjectKey 53386 Whitney Gallery of Western Art PD-Art-100 DEFAULTSORT 1 Wild Turkey jpg William Home Lizars Paintings in the Buffalo Bill Historical Center Meleagris gallopavo in art The Birds of America 001 Ornithological Biography Vol I Audubon |