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 James Audubon - Paintings, Facts & Life - Biography
WEBApr 2, 2014 · John James Audubon was an American ornithologist, naturalist and artist known for his studies and detailed illustrations of North American birds.
John James Audubon | Biography, Drawings, Books, & Facts
WEBJohn 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 …
John James Audubon | Audubon - National Audubon Society
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: America’s Rare Bird - Smithsonian Magazine
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 - National Gallery of Art
WEBJohn James Audubon was born April 26, 1785, in Les Cayes, Santo Domingo (now Haiti), the illegitimate son of French sea captain Jean Audubon and a servant, Jeanne Rabine. In 1789, a few years after the death of his mother, he was taken to France and raised by his father and stepmother.
John James Audubon: Biography of Painter and Naturalist
WEBJan 17, 2020 · John James Audubon created a masterpiece of American art, a collection of paintings titled Birds of America published in a series of four enormous volumes from 1827 to 1838. Besides being a remarkable painter, Audubon was a great naturalist, and his visual art and writing helped inspire the conservation movement.
John James Audubon: creator of The Birds of America book
WEBJan 20, 2022 · John James Audubon was a self-taught ornithologist and artist. The Birds of America, Audubon's collection of lifelike drawings, was a feat of artistry, technical skill and determination.
Biography of John James Audubon - American Art Gallery
WEBFeb 7, 2013 · John James Audubon (Jean-Jacques Audubon) (April 26, 1785 – January 27, 1851) was a French-American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter. He was notable for his expansive studies to document all types of American birds and for his detailed illustrations that depicted the birds in their natural habitats.
John James Audubon | John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove
WEB(April 26, 1785 – January 27, 1851) Early Life. Jean-Jacques Audubon was born in the French colony of Saint-Domingue (now Haiti) on his father's sugar plantation. He was the illegitimate son of Lieutenant Jean Audubon, a French naval officer and his mistress Jeanne Rabine, a 27-year-old French chambermaid. They named the boy Jean Rabin.