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 ...

A backwoods bird painter? Or a fine artist? Few figures in the world of science or fine art knew quite how to peg John James ...

The reason, of course, is John James Audubon, whose “Birds of America” project, published from 1827 to 1838, catalogued more ...

When I saw that the Museum of Fine Arts, St Petersburg had a show of John James Audubon, I immediately felt conflicted. Hilary Flower [ Courtesy of Hilary Flower ] It is hard to defend his ...