{"id":13054,"date":"2013-03-14T07:00:45","date_gmt":"2013-03-14T07:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zatista.com\/blog\/?p=13054"},"modified":"2013-03-14T07:00:45","modified_gmt":"2013-03-14T07:00:45","slug":"audubons-birds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zatista.com.au\/blog\/2013\/03\/14\/audubons-birds\/","title":{"rendered":"Audubon’s Birds"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Head of a Southern Cassowary by John James Audubon<\/p><\/div>\n

According to the Associated Press (AP), the\u00a0New-York Historical Society<\/a>\u00a0is exhibiting its\u00a0entire collection\u00a0of 474\u00a0bird watercolors\u00a0by\u00a0John James Audubon for the first time.\u00a0They’re being shown chronologically in three exhibitions over the next three years.<\/p>\n

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"Snowy Owls" is from a rare first edition set of John James Audubon\u2019s \u201cThe Birds of America\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n

The first group went on view Friday. The exhibit also celebrates\u00a0the the release of the lavishly illustrated book\u00a0Audubon\u2019s Aviary: The Original Watercolors for \u201cThe Birds of America\u201d<\/a><\/em>\u2015published by the New-York Historical Society and Skira\/Rizzoli and winner of a 2013 New York Book Show Award.<\/p>\n

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John James Audubon (1785-1851), Great Egret (Ardea alba), 1821<\/p><\/div>\n

The collection includes 435\u00a0watercolors\u00a0engraved for Audubon’s monumental “The Birds of America.” The intricately detailed, life-size renderings are the naturalist’s greatest work.\u00a0An original edition of Audubon’s book, known as the double elephant folio, is also being shown. Its plates will be turned weekly. \u00a0The exhibit will showcase every masterpiece from its unparalleled collection of John James Audubon\u2019s preparatory watercolor models for The Birds of America<\/em>\u00a0(1827\u201338).<\/p>\n

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Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis), Study for Havell pl. no. 26<\/p><\/div>\n

The 3 1\/2-foot-tall volume features all the avian species known to Audubon in early 19th-century North America. He sold the engraved plates in a subscription series.\u00a0The museum purchased all the watercolors, except one, from the artist’s widow in 1863. The exhibit features the stunning collection\u00a0alongside engaging state-of-the-art media installations that will provide a deeper understanding of the connection between art and nature.<\/p>\n

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Northern Parula (Parula americana), Study for Havell pl. no. 15<\/p><\/div>\n

Times flies when you’re having fun. The first exhibition ends May 19th.<\/p>\n

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