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Author: Duff Hart-Davis Publisher: Macmillan ISBN: 9780805075687 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 296
Book Description
A vividly illustrated account of John James Audubon's struggle in England to complete his masterpiece, "The Birds of America. Audubon's Elephant" was the nickname given to the naturalist's oversized folio of 435 life-size ornithological prints that remains to this day the most compelling depiction of bird life in the United States.
Author: Duff Hart-Davis Publisher: Macmillan ISBN: 9780805075687 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 296
Book Description
A vividly illustrated account of John James Audubon's struggle in England to complete his masterpiece, "The Birds of America. Audubon's Elephant" was the nickname given to the naturalist's oversized folio of 435 life-size ornithological prints that remains to this day the most compelling depiction of bird life in the United States.
Author: Duff Hart-Davis Publisher: Macmillan ISBN: 9780805077759 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 292
Book Description
"Audubon's Elephant was the nickname given to John James Audubon's masterpiece, The Birds of America--an oversized folio of 435 life-size ornithological prints that remains to this day the most compelling depiction of bird life in the United States. Born in Haiti and raised in France, Audubon spent much of his adult life as a struggling American businessman on the frontier, where his obsession with birds nearly brought him to financial ruin. In 1826, his ambitious project was also in a precarious position--his folio remained unfinished, without an American publisher willing to fund it. Had Audubon not set sail for England, his artistic triumph might easily have turned into failure"--Publisher's description.
Author: John James Audubon Publisher: White Lion Publishing ISBN: 9780565093396 Category : Artists Languages : en Pages : 0
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'Birds of America' is one of the best known natural history books ever produced and also one of the most valuable - a complete set sold at auction in December 2010 for 7.3 million, which is a world record.
Author: John James Audubon Publisher: ISBN: Category : Birds Languages : en Pages : 476
Book Description
This edition has 65 new images, making a total of 500. The original configurations were altered so that there is only one species per plate. The text is a revision of the Ornithological Biography, rearranged according to Audubon's Synopsis of the Birds of North America (1839).
Author: Waldemar H. Fries Publisher: ISBN: 9780977082902 Category : Languages : en Pages : 523
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Reissue of the 1973 edition with an update on the status and location of all known sets by Susanne M. Low. 523 pages with 41 pages of illustrations. Cloth bound with a four-color dustjacket. The Double Elephant Folio includes the history and the creation of the Birds of America including subscribers, sets, costs, as well as census and survey of extant sets. Appendices.
Author: John James Audubon Publisher: ISBN: 9780789211354 Category : Artists Languages : en Pages : 0
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Completely reorganized and annotated by Roger Tory Peterson, America's best known ornithologist, this spectacular new edition displays all 435 of Audubon's brilliant hand-colored engravings in exquisite reproductions taken from the original plates of the Audubon Society's archival copy of the rare Double Elephant Folio. 482 full-color illustrations. 435 duotones.
Author: John James Audubon Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 9780486230498 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 52
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Including the red-winged blackbird, painted bunting, wood duck, great blue heron, ruby-throated hummingbird, purple finch, and blue jay, 46 different species of birds from all parts of the United States are included in this book. The pictures have been faithfully redrawn by Paul E. Kennedy from originals by John James Aububon (1785-1851), the most famous American painter-naturalist. For each species, the caption supplies the modern common and scientific names and the current range (by general region). No distinction is made between breeding range and winter range. Only the area of the United States, exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii, is considered. The birds shown are usually adult males when the caption does not give the information on age and sex. Audubon's original plates, numbered to correspond to the pages of the book, have been reproduced in color on the covers. If you follow them, you will not only have a great deal of coloring pleasure, but you will also learn how to identify many important birds.
Author: Roberta Olson Publisher: Rizzoli Publications ISBN: 0847834832 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 448
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A national treasure is celebrated in this landmark publication. The Birds of America is a monumental classic, but it has never been explored like this before. This important new volume presents all the dazzling watercolors that Audubon painted for these monumental engravings. We are familiar with the prints engraved by Robert Havell Jr., but Audubon’s Aviary illuminates the original masterpieces that were created by Audubon himself and tells the story behind their creation with fresh insights and engaging quotes from his writings. These powerful paintings—all newly photographed using state-of-the-art techniques—possess a startling immediacy, vibrancy, and fluidity that link natural history, art, and a respect for the environment. These watercolors transmit Audubon’s devotion to his craft with their inscriptions and layers of media wrought with a miniaturist’s attention to detail and their revolutionary compositions, which for the first time in history depicted all the birds life-size. Audubon is considered America’s first great watercolorist, introducing innovative approaches developed over a lifetime of study. Even judged alongside today’s technology, his dramatic tableaux remain some of the most spectacular natural history documents and visually arresting works of art ever produced.