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audubon:endless proliferation

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Dave

John James Audubon did not know that no Occidental artist before him had painted bird life on such an heroic scale, or had recorded such animated, informed likenesses of birds in their different habitats. And he felt with growing conviction … Continue reading →

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audubon

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Dave

Audubon’s original bird paintings reveal an intimate record of the American woodsman’s remarkable achievement… Ever since his death in 1851, John James Audubon, the self-styled “American Woodsman”, has been given the image of a folk hero whose stature seems to … Continue reading →