John James Audubon’s Birds of America is a landmark work in ornithological illustration, first published between 1827 and 1838. It is renowned for the life-sized prints that detail nearly 435 species ...

John James Audubon was an American artist and naturalist best known for his detailed paintings of North American birds. View John James Audubon’s 6,705 artworks on artnet. Find an in-depth biography, ...

Birds of the First Light and Longhouses: The Prints of John James Audubon also looks at the positive side, as many avian species populations are growing in the North East.

In 1827, when John James Audubon’s “Birds of America” first went to print, a copy of the massive book was worth what would amount to $30,000 today.

Sixty prints of birds by John James Audubon were among the 108 works of art stolen from the museum. The loss was […] Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 65°F.

Bright, beautiful birds of Florida greeted John James Audubon on his trek through Florida, and many of the creatures he saw firsthand ― some of which are extinct ― will be displayed through ...

A painting titled "cardinal grosbeak" - a bird now called Northern cardinal - is among the 435 color plates in "The Birds of America," the masterwork of John James Audubon.

For decades, scholars have wondered what happened to naturalist John James Audubon's first commercial illustration, of a small bird called a heath hen. In 1824, the engraving was destined to ...

The Internet has gone to the birds today, with a Google doodle honoring the 226th birthday of John James Audubon, famed naturalist and painter. Born April 26, 1785, Audubon is credited with ...

The John James Audubon Center is the perfect place for bird aficionados to learn more of the many winged creatures that live among us and about the man who spent his life documenting them, reports ...

ALBANY -- The stunning avian colors in John James Audubon's life-size color lithographs have been clouded by smoke from the 1911 Capitol fire and a century of benign neglect, but the valuable bird ...