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John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851)
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John James Audubon
Long Haired Squirrel circa 1841
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Biography |
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1785 |
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Born: in Les Cayes, Santo Domingo (Haiti) on April 26th |
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1795 - 1796 |
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Audubon was the student of Jacques-Louis David in Paris |
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1803 |
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Sent to manage Mill Grove in America |
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1810 |
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Met Alexander Wilson |
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1819 |
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Jailed briefly for debt |
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1820 |
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Worked as a taxidermist |
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1822 |
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Took oil painting lessons from John Stein |
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1819 - 1826 |
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Earned a living making chalk likenesses |
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1838 |
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Completed The Birds of America |
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1831 - 1839 |
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Published his Ornithological Biography in five volumes |
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1845 - 1848 |
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The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America is printed |
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1851 |
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Died: in New York, NY on January 27th |
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Exhibitions |
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2009 |
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Audubon at Illinois: Selections from the University Library's Birds of America, Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, Champaign, IL (solo) |
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2009 |
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John James Audobon: American Artist and Naturalist, Ella Sharp Museum of Art and History, Jackson, MI (solo) |
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