John James Audubon was an American artist and naturalist best known for his detailed paintings of North American birds. Audubon’s color-plate book The Birds of America (1827–1839), is widely acclaimed ...

Stephen Lewis Detail from the color plate of the bridled weasel, also known as the long-tailed weasel, from Audubon’s book of mammals. Stephen Lewis Detail from the color plate of John James ...

Author David Sibley writes in our 101 Objects Special Issue: As a young man John James Audubon was ... method for posing a dead bird so he could paint its picture. Audubon, born in Haiti in ...

The aptly named George Bird Grinnell developed an early and abiding love for birds. As a boy, he attended school in John James Audubon's mansion in Assigning, New York, near the Grinnell family home.

It's not hard to imagine why a group of teenagers might attempt to steal John James Audubon's book The Birds of America ... weighing in at a whopping 25 kilograms. Six of Audubon's striking prints are ...