Artist and naturalist
John James Audubon
The artist who set out to paint every bird in America, life size.
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The life
1785–1851Born Les Cayes, Saint-Domingue (now Haiti)
John James Audubon grew up in France and came to America at 18, where birds became his life’s work. He travelled the frontier for years to paint every bird he could find, life size and in lively poses. His Birds of America, 435 great plates engraved in Britain between 1827 and 1838, is one of the most famous books ever made. Our bird cards come from it.