The Symbolic Implications of the Pineapple Ana Norman Visually flamboyant, gustatorily delicious, and polarizing when placed on pizza, the pineapple is a fruit ripe with symbolism and dynamic historical consequence. From its introduction to the European ... Black Jamaica Brown Havannah Cultivated Ananas George Brookshaw Maria Sibylla Merian Pierre-Joseph Redouté Pineapple Jun 25, 2022 Botanicals and Florals
The Historical Significance of Botanical Illustration Ana Norman Behind the apparent whimsy and charm of botanical illustrations, there lies a broad and complex history of scientific innovation, social relations, and political expansion. The representation of plant... A Selection of Hexandrian Plants Basilius Besler Botanical Print Choix des plus belles fleurs Floral Print Hortus Eystettensis Les Liliacées Les Roses Pierre-Joseph Redouté Priscilla Susan Bury Jun 17, 2022 Botanicals and Florals
The Controversy Surrounding Audubon's 'Bird of Washington' Ana Norman Among Audubon’s 435 engravings depicting approximately 443 species, the Bird of Washington remains one of the most opaque and contested prints from The Birds of America . As one of Audubon’s earliest ... Audubon Print Bird of Washington Havell Edition John James Audubon Jun 8, 2022 Audubon Prints
The East Asian Influence in Audubon's Art Ana Norman As a transnational artist, Audubon was exposed to both the American and European cultural trends of his day. Though his biography informs us that he preferred the American backwoods to major cities, A... Audubon Print Audubon's Watercolors Birds of America Hand-colored Engraving Havell Edition John James Audubon Robert Havell Jun 1, 2022 Audubon Prints
The Abyssinian Bird Portraits of Louis Agassiz Fuertes Ana Norman Often hailed as the successor to Audubon in the lineage of American ornithology, Louis Agassiz Fuertes swiftly gained recognition for his veristic bird portraits. Though each artist’s work is stylisti... Abyssinian Expedition Watercolors Louis Agassiz Fuertes Oppenheimer Editions Watercolor on paper May 26, 2022 Ornithology and Mammals
The Historical Allure of Variegated Tulips Ana Norman The variegated tulip is a flower brimming with historical intrigue, and the visual representations of these tulips necessarily conjure a similar sense of excitement and fascination from the viewer. As... Basilius Besler Botanical Print Dr. Robert Thornton Florilegium Pierre-Joseph Redouté Robert Furber Apr 28, 2022 Botanicals and Florals
What are the differences between an Audubon Havell engraving and Bien Lithograph? Ana Norman Audubon’s historic opus, Birds of America , was issued in two editions at double-elephant folio size (approximately 26 1/2" x 39 1/2"). First was the Havell edition, begun by W.H. Lizars in 1826 but s... Audubon Print Bien Edition Birds of America Hand-colored Engraving Havell Edition John James Audubon Robert Havell The Birds of America: The Bien Chromolithographic Edition chromolithograph Apr 14, 2022 Audubon Prints
"A Transcript from Living Nature" Ana Norman Alexander Wilson is an enigmatic figure whose biography is as intriguing and indecipherable as his prints. After being exiled from Scotland at the age of 20 for writing a satirical poem about the mana... Alexander Wilson American Ornithology Hand-colored Engraving Mark Catesby Natural History of Carolina Apr 7, 2022 Ornithology and Mammals
Art Conservation and Restoration at Joel Oppenheimer, Inc. Laura Oppenheimer Many of us possess a treasured heirloom or work of art that has suffered damage. Perhaps it is an old and valuable letter or document, creased and torn from repeated folding and unfolding, yellowed an... Art Conservation and Restoration Conservation Joel Oppenheimer, Inc. Services Restoration Mar 31, 2022 Information
A Modernist Approach to Understanding a Selection of Prints from Audubon’s Birds of America Ana Norman As an artist-ornithologist of the 19th century, we tend not to place John James Audubon alongside those lauded avant-garde artists of the Modernist movement. While his innovation and contributions to ... Arctic Tern Audubon's Watercolors Great White Heron Havell Edition John James Audubon Magnificent Frigatebird Sandwich Tern Mar 23, 2022 Audubon Prints
Audubon’s Miniature Folio - The Octavo Edition of Birds of America Ana Norman Before the engraver's ink had fully dried on the last print of Audubon's Havell Edition of Birds of America , he was already planning a second edition. This edition was to be much smaller than the gra... Audubon Print Birds of America Bowen Edition Lithograph Hand-colored Engraving Hand-colored Lithograph Havell Edition John James Audubon Royal Octavo Mar 18, 2022 Audubon Prints
The Articulation of Macabre Bird Habits in John Gould’s Prints Ana Norman Renowned for having a prolific publishing career, John Gould issued several thousand prints throughout his lifetime. The magnitude of his creative enterprise was achievable because Gould himself was a... Birds of Europe Birds of Great Britain Hand-colored Lithograph John Gould Mar 9, 2022 Ornithology and Mammals
