John James Audubon

John James Audubon was a naturalist and painter and is considered one of the greatest bird artists of all time. Born in Haiti in 1785, he spent much of his life travelling North America observing, catching and drawing birds and animals in remarkable detail. Using a variety of materials to create a highly dramatic style, he painted almost 500 species of the 700 or so regularly occurring North American bird species. Audubon is most famous for his life-size illustrations of birds and for the sheer size of the book in which they appeared.

Birds of America By John James Audubon Introduction by David Allen Sibley Birds of America is one of the best known natural history books ever to be published. Category: Travel, Science and Nature Publisher: Natural History Museum