John James Audubon Publishes His Illustrated Birds of America (1827-1838)
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Prior to 1827 the few published descriptions and illustrations of North American birds had been done in workmanlike b...
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John James Audubon
1785-1851
French-American Naturalist and Artist
John James Audubon is famous for the brilliant artistry of his Birds of America and his Viviparous Quadrupeds of America, completed b...
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John James Audubon
Born April 26, 1785
Les Cayes, Haiti
Died January 27, 1851
New York, New York
Illustrator and painter of North American birds
John James Audubon. Getty Images.
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John James Audubon (1785 – 1851) American Naturalist, Artist, and Ornithologist
John James Audubon, the most renowned artist and naturalist in nineteenth century America, left a legacy of keenl...
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The work of American artist and ornithologist John James Audubon (1785-1851) was the culmination of the work of natural history artists who tried to portray specimens directly from nature. He is chief...
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John James Audubon's reputation rests almost exclusively on his achievement as the artist of the monumental The Birds of America, from Original Drawings (1827-1838); his sharply detailed, anatomically...
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John James Audubon, the most renowned artist and naturalist in nineteenth century America, left a legacy of keenly observant writings as well as a portfolio of exquisitely rendered paintings of the bi...
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