Just inside the doorway of the Northwestern University Library you will find a glass case that contains a first edition set of John James ... folio prints. “The reason the prints are so large is that ...

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 ...

Bright, beautiful birds of Florida greeted John James Audubon on his trek ... subjects," according to the museum. Audubon paintings were turned into prints in Edinburgh and London, and "less ...

The reason, of course, is John James Audubon, whose “Birds of America” project, published from 1827 to 1838, catalogued more than 400 birds in life-size prints. The works captured the avian ...

Stephen Lewis Detail from the color plate of the bridled weasel, also known as the long-tailed weasel, from Audubon’s book of mammals. Stephen Lewis Detail from the color plate of John James ...

The Audubon's Birds of America exhibition will feature 46 prints from Nation Museums Scotland's collection. Birds of America is a series that was published from 1827 to 1838 in which John James ...

Mark Laita As a young man John James Audubon was obsessed with birds, and he had a vision for ... the copper plate could produce many prints of black ink on white paper. Those, of course, needed ...

Keywords John James Audubon, ornithologist, painter, birds, nature, wildlife, "The Birds of America," American history, legacy, preservation. We digitized and uploaded this film from the A/V Geeks ...

It's not hard to imagine why a group of teenagers might attempt to steal John James Audubon's book The Birds ... weighing in at a whopping 25 kilograms. Six of Audubon's striking prints are on display ...