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John james audubon biography book

          The first major biography of John James Audubon in forty years, and the first to illuminate fully the private and family life of the master illustrator of the..

          John James Audubon's The Birds of America stands as an unparalleled achievement in American art, a huge book that puts nature dramatically on the page.

        1. John James Audubon's The Birds of America stands as an unparalleled achievement in American art, a huge book that puts nature dramatically on the page.
        2. Historian Richard Rhodes focuses on the life of John Audubon, with a thorough biography of the naturalist and artist's accomplishments, drawings, ornithological.
        3. The first major biography of John James Audubon in forty years, and the first to illuminate fully the private and family life of the master illustrator of the.
        4. The Story of John J. Audubon follows the life of Audubon, his steadfast wife, and his children as they transform the world of ornithology.
        5. John James Audubon was a French-American self-trained artist, naturalist, and ornithologist.

          6. John James Audubon

          French-American ornithologist (1785–1851)

          John James Audubon

          Portrait of Audubon by John Syme, 1826

          Born

          Jean-Jacques Rabin


          (1785-04-26)April 26, 1785

          Les Cayes, Saint-Domingue (now Haiti)

          DiedJanuary 27, 1851(1851-01-27) (aged 65)

          New York City, U.S.

          Citizenship
          Occupation(s)Artist, naturalist, ornithologist
          Spouse

          John 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] He was notable for his extensive studies documenting all types of American birds and for his detailed illustrations, which depicted the birds in their natural habitats.

          His major work, a color-plate book titled The Birds of America (1827–1839), is considered one of the finest ornitholo