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Collection Online as of July 13, 2026

A vertically oriented print in black ink depicts a courtyard in fine, sketchy lines. Several turkeys forage in the foreground. To the left, a woman in a long dress stands beside a large wooden tub with a heavy anchor leaning against it. In the background, a wooden staircase leads up to a balcony where figures with light skin tones gather in a doorway. The composition features sparse details and significant white space.

Turkeys

1886

James McNeill Whistler

(American, 1834–1903)
America
etching
Bequest of Mrs. Henry A. Everett for the Dorothy Burnham Everett Memorial Collection 1938.71
Catalogue raisonné: Kennedy 199; Mansfield 196; Wedmore 165
Location: Not on view
  • Francis, Henry. "The Dorothy Burnham Everett Memorial Collection." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 25, no. 6, pt. 2 (June 1938): 124-131 Mentioned: p. 130 www.jstor.org
  • The Silver Jubilee Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941).
  • {{cite web|title=Turkeys|url=false|author=James McNeill Whistler|year=1886|access-date=13 July 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1938.71