John James Audubon was an American artist and naturalist best known for his detailed paintings of North American birds. Audubon’s color-plate book The Birds of America (1827–1839), is widely acclaimed ...
May 15—In 1827, when John James Audubon's "Birds of America" first went to print, a copy of the massive book was worth what would amount to $30,000 today. Subscribers bought special furniture just to ...
In December — a prime season for those big coffee table books that shoppers like to give as gifts — maybe we should raise a glass to bird artist John James Audubon, who helped popularize the genre ...
Years ago, when working in Chicago, I would occasionally drift into an art gallery in the Wrigley Building that specialized in the works of John James Audubon. The big, beautiful paintings filled me ...
Bright, beautiful birds of Florida greeted John James Audubon on his trek through Florida, and many of the creatures he saw firsthand ― some of which are extinct ― will be displayed through original ...
Stepping off the boat in New Orleans about 8 a.m. Jan. 7, 1821, the young artist was in an understandably foul mood. He had been traveling for some time, “Confined to the Smoky inside of a Dark flat ...
America's wildlife fascinated Native American artists long before the first white man set foot here. But when they arrived, European artists also quickly came under the spell of land teeming with ...
The name John James Audubon usually conjures visions of his paintings of North American birds. Few realize that Audubon spent six weeks in our area in 1811, however. Audubon partnered in 1806 with a ...
Why Mary Katrantzou admires Audubon's illustrations, an Issey Miyake bodice and the rainbow flag. By Nicole Acheampong The birding group has rebranded as NYC Bird Alliance because of John James ...