Happy #WorldOrangutanDay! 🦧
Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987) "Orangutan" From the Endangered Species series, 1983 (signed & numbered edtion of 150) Screenprint on Lenox Museum Board, 38x38 in [Artwork & image © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. - educational use]
Warhol selected the orangutan as one of 10 animals for his 1983 Endangered Species series. At the time, there was only one living species recognized. There are now 3 recognized in the genus Pongo, all of which are unfortunately critically endangered: the Bornean Orangutan (P. pygmaeus, w/3 subspecies), the Sumatran Orangutan (P. abelii), and the Tapanuli Orangutan (P tapanuliensis).
