Keywords John James Audubon, ornithologist, painter, birds, nature, wildlife, "The Birds of America," American history, legacy, preservation. We digitized and uploaded this film from the A/V Geeks ...

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.. Its 435 ...

Into the woods. How John James Audubon hunted, pinned, and painted his masterpiece, "The Birds of America." Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis), Study for Havell pl. no. 26, ca. 1825, John ...

John James Audubon, renowned for his knowledge of the American wilderness was equally adept at the quintessential American activity of self-invention. ... The Birds of America.

John James Audubon’s “Birds of America,” a rare blend of art, natural history and craftsmanship, fetched more than $10 million at auction Tuesday, making it the world’s most expensive ...

John James Audubon is best known for The Birds of America, a book of 435 images, portraits of every bird then known in the United States – painted and reproduced in the size of life.. Its ...

’ Naturalist John James Audubon’s “Birds of America” sold at auction in London on Tuesday for $10 million, making it the world’s most expensive book. “Birds of America”: A Quick ...

A painting of a blue jay is among the 435 color plates in "The Birds of America," the masterwork of John James Audubon. Courtesy of John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove; Montgomery County ...

Guests: William Souder *Author, Under a Wild Sky: John James Audubon and the Making of The Birds of America (North Point Press, 2004) Duff Hart-Davis *Author, Audubon ...

The Birds of America earned Audubon a small fortune. He built a house on the Hudson River, in what is now the Upper West Side of New York City, where he might have lived out his days at ease. Yet ...

How John James Audubon hunted, pinned, and painted his masterpiece, "The Birds of America." Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis), Study for Havell pl. no. 26, ca. 1825, John James Audubon ...