Birds of America
Artist: John James Audubon
Date: 1832, 1828, 1838
Category: Mixed MediaPainting
Medium: Vinyl reproduction of the original
In Collection: Outdoor Gallery Collection
Located on the Chadbourne Library, building 20.
With his wife’s support, in 1826 at age 41, Audubon took his growing collection of work to England. He sailed from New Orleans to Liverpool on the cotton-hauling ship Delos, reaching England in the autumn of 1826 with his portfolio of over 300 drawings. With letters of introduction to prominent Englishmen, and paintings of imaginary species including the “Bird of Washington”, Audubon gained their quick attention. “I have been received here in a manner not to be expected during my highest enthusiastic hopes.”
