John James Audubon, renowned for his knowledge of the American wilderness was equally adept at the quintessential American activity of self-invention. After unsuccessful attempts at various ...

He lied about his birthplace, his parentage and his artistic training. He was a shameless self-promoter... and the creator of one of the most respected works of American art and natural history. We ...

Born in 1785, John James Audubon began sketching and painting birds and animals early in life. While working as a merchant in Kentucky, the financial panic of 1819 forced him to rethink his future. He ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Chadd Scott covers the intersection of art and travel. In American ornithology one flies above all others. Hardcore birders refer ...

Setting out to capture in paintings the avian life of a continent, John James Audubon (1785-1851) was nothing if not audacious. His “The Birds of America” aspired to be not only beautiful and lifelike ...

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In December — a prime season for those big coffee table books that shoppers like to give as gifts — maybe we should raise a glass to bird artist John James Audubon, who helped popularize the genre ...

Why Mary Katrantzou admires Audubon's illustrations, an Issey Miyake bodice and the rainbow flag. By Nicole Acheampong The birding group has rebranded as NYC Bird Alliance because of John James ...

Years ago, when working in Chicago, I would occasionally drift into an art gallery in the Wrigley Building that specialized in the works of John James Audubon. The big, beautiful paintings filled me ...

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 ...