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“A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by his fathers, but borrowed from his children.”

🎨🪶  American ornithologist and painter ("The Birds Of America"), 27 January 1851.

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2022-01-27

Field Sparrow by John James Audubon - Art Print LEARN MORE-->> https://t.co/9JTjp0G2ZN

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2022-01-23

The unanswered riddle featured in Alice in Wonderland & The Last Unicorn:

How is a raven like a writing desk?


Illustration: John James Audubon

Did anyone else come up with their own solution?

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2022-01-19


I can't do a feature on without mentioning John J. Audubon’s 'Birds of America'. Around 1820, Audubon declared his intention to paint every bird in North America.
This is 'Mocking Bird' (plate 21)

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2022-01-14

Victor Gifford Audubon collection https://t.co/kwNl2qa1gU
son John James Audubon, assisted in the creation of The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America; main role was to handle business of producing & selling the work, along with earlier The Birds of America.

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2022-01-12

"The woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those who sang the best." - John James Audubon 🐦

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2022-01-11

"Imitation of Life: Contemporary Approaches to Realism" also closes in two weeks! This exhibit includes artworks from our permanent collection that depict the real world, ranging from precise interpretations to more fluid takes on realism.
🖼️ Ronna Harris, "Audubon 2001

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2022-01-03

2010 A 1st edition of "The Birds of America" illustrations by naturalist & painter John James Audubon auctioned Sotheby's, London, sells for record £7,321,250. Was 1st published as sections between 1827 & 1838, in Edinburgh and London https://t.co/yjvJ4On0Bo

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2021-12-07

Las aves de América🐦
Huyendo de las guerras napoleónicas, el francés John James Audubon puso rumbo a América del Norte
Allí creó un sinfín de ilustraciones de aves locales, publicadas en Reino Unido en el libro «Las aves de América» (1827), que incluso muestra aves ya extintas🔁

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2021-11-30

While Audubon was and is a controversial figure (also explored in the show), the book itself reminds us of the beauty and fragility of the natural world, with paintings of at least 5 now-extinct birds, like the Carolina parakeet.

🦉 Info: https://t.co/PiLAoJhII4

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2021-11-26

Around 1820, naturalist John James Audubon declared his intention to paint every bird species in North America.

Between 1827 and 1838 was published. At almost 1m high (!), it featured 435 life-size, hand-coloured prints.

🦅 Info: https://t.co/PiLAoJhII4

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2021-11-26

Canada Jays in White Oak. (Perisoreus canadensis in Quercus alba) Audubon, J.J., Birds of America [double elephant folio edition], t. 107 (1826-1838) [J.J. Audubon]
https://t.co/FWNtJZQ4qs
Photo © Swallowtail Garden Seeds at Flickr

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2021-11-25