See Minniesland, N.Y. Hughes, Robert,346 hummingbirds, 199 Hunter, George, 175, 189-90 Hunter, John Dunn, 99 hunting, ... 41,43,61,62, 99,104,175, 219, 242,259,290 Jesup, Thomas S.,397 Johnson, Henry S., 238 Johnson, William Garrett, ...
All 471 of Audubon's original watercolours are reproduced in this book, with 95 given special full-page display accompanied by extensive ornithological and artistic information and analysis.
John James Audubon: The Watercolors for the Birds of America
From the historian Richard Rhodes, the first major biography of John James Audubon in forty years, and the first to illuminate fully the private and family life of the master illustrator of the natural world.
The works of art he created gave the world its idea of America. They gave America its idea of itself.
This is American Naturalist John Burroughs' 1902 biography of John James Audubon. John James Audubon (1785 - 1851) was an American ornithologist, painter, and naturalist.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
John James Audubon's The Birds of America stands as an unparalleled achievement in American art, a huge book that puts nature dramatically on the page.
John James Audubon devoted his entire life to his great obsession: to capture in pencil and paint the birds of America. His work was unique, for he managed to not...
In this unprecedented collection from The Library of America, Audubon the great nature writer takes his rightful place alongside Audubon the artist.
John James Audubon
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
A biography of the nineteenth-century ornithologist, naturalist, and artist famous for his accurate paintings of birds and animals.
Audubon to Lucy Bakewell Audubon, 1 October 1826, in The 1826 Journal of John James Audubon, edited by Alice Ford (New York, 1987), 238. 3. Three of Audubon's journals have been published in one work: Maria R. Audubon, Audubon and His ...
Had a man the size of a mountain spoken to me in that arrogant style in America, I should have indignantly resented it; but where I then was it seemed...
It is considered one of the finest ornithological works ever completed and he is the namesake of many streets, towns, and neighbours across America. THE FINAL WORD.
From existing materials, Audubon's own writings, letters and original manuscripts in the National Audubon Society's collection, this personal biography covers his entire life.
Read about the life of John James Audubon.
Every book includes a biography for each artist and a collection of their finest works. Furthermore, the series will encourage, inspire, and motivate the young reader to explore the fascinating subject of art and art history in more depth.