John James Audubon - Wikipedia
WebJohn James Audubon (born Jean-Jacques Rabin, April 26, 1785 – January 27, 1851) was a French-American self-trained artist, naturalist, and ornithologist. His combined interests in art and ornithology turned into a plan to make a complete pictorial record of all the bird species of North America. [1]
John J. Audubon’s Birds of America | Audubon
WebJohn James Audubon's Birds of America is a portal into the natural world. Printed between 1827 and 1838, it contains 435 life-size watercolors of North American birds (Havell edition), all reproduced from hand-engraved plates, and …
John James Audubon | Biography, Drawings, Books, & Facts
WebApr 30, 2024 · John James Audubon (born April 26, 1785, Les Cayes, Saint-Domingue, West Indies [now in Haiti]—died January 27, 1851, New York, New York, U.S.) was an ornithologist, artist, and naturalist who became particularly well known for his drawings and paintings of North American birds.
John James Audubon - Paintings, Facts & Life - Biography
WebApr 2, 2014 · Environmentalists. John James Audubon was an American ornithologist, naturalist and artist known for his studies and detailed illustrations of North American birds. Updated: Mar 29, 2021....
John James Audubon | Audubon
WebJohn James Audubon (1785-1851) was not the first person to attempt to paint and describe all the birds of America (Alexander Wilson has that distinction), but for half a century he was the young country’s dominant wildlife artist.
John James Audubon: creator of The Birds of America book
WebJan 20, 2022 · What was John James Audubon famous for? Audubon's detailed bird studies are what eventually brought him fame. They became his obsession, and he travelled widely across the country for many years to achieve his ambition.
John James Audubon - National Gallery of Art
WebJohn James Audubon. American, 1785 - 1851. Biography; Works of Art; Artist Bibliography; Related Content Works of Art. Filters: Sort by: Results layout: Works on View . Limit to works on view. Online Images ...
John James Audubon Drawn from Nature | American Masters
WebJul 25, 2007 · John James Audubon is best known for The Birds of America, a book of 435 images, portraits of every bird then known in the United States – painted and reproduced in the size of life. Its...
John James Audubon: America's Rare Bird | Smithsonian
WebDec 1, 2004 · John James Audubon: America’s Rare Bird. The foreign-born frontiersman became one of the 19th century’s greatest wildlife artists and a hero of the ecology movement
John James Audubon | John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove
WebJohn James Audubon arrived in the United States at the age of 18. Upon his arrival, he spent a majority of his time roaming the wooded hills along the Perkiomen Creek and the Schuylkill River hunting, observing, collecting and sketching.
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