The Interrelation between Natural History Art and Porcelain Ornamentation Ana Norman In addition to serving aesthetic and educational purposes, the natural history prints of the 19th century were often used as stock imagery in various creative industries. As a result, an artist’s icon... Choix des plus belles fleurs Les Liliacées Les Roses Pierre-Joseph Redouté Sep 7, 2022 Botanicals and Florals
Spontaneous Surrealism in Mark Catesby's Artwork Ana Norman The primary tenets of the Surrealist art movement are an embrace of the uncanny, making the familiar strange, and challenging rational notions of perception and reality. Though the movement emerged in... Mark Catesby Natural History of Carolina Surrealism Aug 31, 2022 Catesby Prints
How to Choose a Frame for Your Artwork Ana Norman When framing a work of art, there are several factors that ought to be taken into account when selecting a desirable frame. To begin with, achieving a complementary relationship between the artwork an... Archival Framing Framing Aug 23, 2022 Information
A Guide to the Watermarks and Paper Types Found in Audubon's Havell edition of Birds of America Ana Norman Recognizable for numerous reasons including its grand scale, Audubon’s Havell edition folio is all printed on the same double-elephant size paper. Likewise, all the paper used for this edition of Bird... Birds of America Double Elephant Havell Edition John James Audubon Robert Havell Whatman Aug 13, 2022 Audubon Prints
Extinct Species in Audubon's Birds of America Ana Norman Among Audubon’s depictions of 489 species in his prodigious folio The Birds of America , a concerning number of the species have since then gone extinct or are currently classified as critically endan... Bachman's Warbler Birds of America Carolina Parrot Double Elephant Eskimo Curlew Great Auk Ivory-billed Woodpecker John James Audubon Passenger Pigeon Pied Duck Aug 4, 2022 Audubon Prints
The Inclusion of Foreign Avian Species in Gould's Birds of Europe Ana Norman When browsing the contents of John Gould’s compendious Birds of Europe , the majority of the prints depict birds that we would expect to find in a monograph on the avifauna of the European continent. ... Birds of Europe Egyptian Goose Hand-colored Lithograph John Gould John James Audubon Numidian Demoiselle Jul 22, 2022 Ornithology and Mammals
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
