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Kaufman Kenn - The Birds That Audubon Missed Discovery And Desire In The American Wilderness - Hardcover
Kaufman Kenn - The Birds That Audubon Missed Discovery And Desire In The American Wilderness - Hardcover
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Description: Renowned naturalist Kenn Kaufman examines the scientific discoveries of John James Audubon and his artistic and ornithologist peers to show how what they saw (and what they missed) reflects how we perceive and understand the natural world. Raging ambition. Towering egos. Competition under a veneer of courtesy. Heroic effort combined with plagiarism theft exaggeration and fraud. This was the state of bird study in eastern North America during the early 1800s as a handful of intrepid men raced to find the last few birds that were still unknown to science. The most famous name in the bird world was John James Audubon who painted spectacular portraits of birds. But although his images were beautiful creating great art was not his main goal. Instead he aimed to illustrate (and write about) as many different species as possible obsessed with trying to outdo his rival Alexander Wilson. George Ord a fan and prot g of Wilson held a bitter grudge against Audubon for years claiming he had faked much of his information and his scientific claims. A few of Audubon's birds were pure fiction and some of his writing was invented or plagiarized. Other naturalists of the era including Charles Bonaparte (nephew of Napoleon) John Townsend and Thomas Nuttall also became entangled in the scientific derby as they stumbled toward an understanding of the natural world an endeavor that continues to this day. Despite this intense competition a few species including some surprisingly common songbirds hawks sandpipers and more managed to evade discovery for years. Here renowned bird expert and artist Kenn Kaufman explores this period in history from a new angle by considering the birds these people discovered and especially the ones they missed. Kaufman has created portraits of the birds that Audubon never saw attempting to paint them in that artist's own stunning style as a way of examining the history of natural sciences and nature art. He shows how our understanding of birds continues to gain clarity even as some mysteries persist from Audubon's time until ours.
Title: The Birds That Audubon Missed Discovery And Desire In The American Wilderness
Author(s): Kaufman Kenn
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Barcode: 9781668007594
Pages: 400 Pages, 48 B&W Images T-O + 8-Pg 4-C Insert
Publication Date: 5/7/2024
Category: Wildlife: Birds & Birdwatching
Description: Renowned naturalist Kenn Kaufman examines the scientific discoveries of John James Audubon and his artistic and ornithologist peers to show how what they saw (and what they missed) reflects how we perceive and understand the natural world. Raging ambition. Towering egos. Competition under a veneer of courtesy. Heroic effort combined with plagiarism theft exaggeration and fraud. This was the state of bird study in eastern North America during the early 1800s as a handful of intrepid men raced to find the last few birds that were still unknown to science. The most famous name in the bird world was John James Audubon who painted spectacular portraits of birds. But although his images were beautiful creating great art was not his main goal. Instead he aimed to illustrate (and write about) as many different species as possible obsessed with trying to outdo his rival Alexander Wilson. George Ord a fan and prot g of Wilson held a bitter grudge against Audubon for years claiming he had faked much of his information and his scientific claims. A few of Audubon's birds were pure fiction and some of his writing was invented or plagiarized. Other naturalists of the era including Charles Bonaparte (nephew of Napoleon) John Townsend and Thomas Nuttall also became entangled in the scientific derby as they stumbled toward an understanding of the natural world an endeavor that continues to this day. Despite this intense competition a few species including some surprisingly common songbirds hawks sandpipers and more managed to evade discovery for years. Here renowned bird expert and artist Kenn Kaufman explores this period in history from a new angle by considering the birds these people discovered and especially the ones they missed. Kaufman has created portraits of the birds that Audubon never saw attempting to paint them in that artist's own stunning style as a way of examining the history of natural sciences and nature art. He shows how our understanding of birds continues to gain clarity even as some mysteries persist from Audubon's time until ours.
Title: The Birds That Audubon Missed Discovery And Desire In The American Wilderness
Author(s): Kaufman Kenn
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Barcode: 9781668007594
Pages: 400 Pages, 48 B&W Images T-O + 8-Pg 4-C Insert
Publication Date: 5/7/2024
Category: Wildlife: Birds & Birdwatching
