John James Audubon and <i>The Birds of America</i>
Subtitle: A Visionary Achievement in Ornithology Illustration
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Huntington Library Press
Published: November 15, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 100
ISBN-13: 9780873282178
Subjects: Animals depicted in art; Birds (ornithology); Individual artists; Nature; Biography / Autobiography; Art; Subjects & Themes - Plants & Animals; General; Biography; USA; Birds & Birdwatching - General; Art / General; Animals; Ornithologists; United States; Criticism; 1785-1851; 1785-1851; Audubon, John James,; Birds of America
Description: "In tracing Audubon's quest to produce his groundbreaking work, Vedder draws on the artist's own writings and the latest scholarship on his life and on Birds of America. Plates from the Huntington Library's double-elephant folio are reproduced in color and accompanied by a commentary on the unique characteristics of the species depicted."--Jacket.