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Summary: John James Audubon's story is dramatic and surprising. He was not born in America, but saw more of the North American continent than virtually anyone alive. His growing apprehension about the destruction of nature became his prophecy. As an artist and naturalist his achievements were monumental. John James Audubon: Drawn from Nature creates a meaningful portrait of Art and Science in the first...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2016

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV JOH

Burleigh, Robert.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2003

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Fine Burleigh

Clavreul, Denis

Summary: "An artist's uniquely personal journey across Audubon's America In the nineteenth century, ornithologist and painter John James Audubon set out to create a complete pictorial record of North American birdlife, traveling from Louisiana and the Florida Keys to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the cliffs of the Yellowstone River. The resulting work, The Birds of America, stands as a monumental...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2022

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 598.092 CLA

Summary: Naturalist and nineteenth century painter, John James Audubon was one of the most remarkable men of early America. The program brings to life his timeless paintings with dazzling footage of the living birds he immortalized, and celebrates visually the natural world he described in his writings. Interviews reveal the man, explore his art, and put his groundbreaking work in modern perspective.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV AUD

Grolleau, Fabien

Summary: At the start of the 19th century, John James Audubon embarked upon an epic ornithological quest across America with nothing but his artist's materials, an assistant and a gun. Driving him on through terrible storms, encounters with ferocious bears and dangerous people, Audubon's all-consuming passion for birds came to define his entire life - but what would the world make of his expressive and...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Nobrow 2016

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Audubon, John James

Summary: Catalog of a travelling exhibition of the original watercolors from Audubon's Birds of America held by the New-York Historical Society.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Villard Books/Random House 1993

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 598.2 AUD

Audubon, John James

Contents: Mississippi River journal -- From 1826 journal -- From Ornithological biography -- Delineations of American scenery and manners -- Missouri River journals -- Other writings -- Letters.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 1999

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 598.092 AUD

Bannon, Lois Elmer.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Pelican Pub. Co. 1998

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599.092 BAN

Summary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010

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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 WOR
Call number: DVD 709 WOR

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010

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