A Summer of Birds - John James Audubon at Oakley House (Paperback)

Over the summer of 1821, a cash-strapped John James Audubon worked as a tutor at Oakley Plantation in Louisiana's rural West Feliciana Parish. This move initiated a profound change in direction for the struggling artist. Oakley's woods teemed with life, galvanizing Audubon to undertake one of the most extraordinary endeavors in the annals of art: a comprehensive pictorial record of America's birds. That summer, Audubon began what would eventually become his four-volume opus, Birds of America. In A Summer of Birds, Danny Heitman recounts the season that shaped Audubon's destiny, sorting facts from romance to give an intimate view of the world's most famous bird artist. A new preface marks the two-hundredth anniversary of that eventful interlude, reflecting on Audubon's enduring legacy among artists, aesthetes, and nature lovers in Louisiana and around the world.

General

Imprint:	Louisiana State University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	The Hill Collection: Holdings of the LSU Libraries
Release date:	February 2020
Authors:	Danny Heitman
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	152
ISBN-13:	978-0-8071-7293-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Film, television, music, theatre Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > Wild animals > Birds & birdwatching Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Individual artists > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Iconography, subjects depicted in art > Nature in art, still life, landscapes & seascapes > General Books > History > American history > General Books > Biography > Film, television, music, theatre Promotions
LSN:	0-8071-7293-6
Barcode:	9780807172933

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