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Article: Rhodes, Richard. John James Audubon; the making of an American.(Young adult review)(Book review)
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RHODES, Richard. John James Audubon; the making of an American. Random House, Vintage. 511p. illus. notes. bibliog. index. c2004. 0-375-71393-X. $16.00. SA *
John James Audubon is probably best recognized as the dauntless 19th-century artist who set out to draw and paint all of the native bird species of North America. He went farther in this impossible task than one might think, and the results were not only a huge artistic success but also scientifically invaluable. Although he nearly bankrupted himself to publish some 435 double-elephant folio prints, the public immediately took to them, and examples of his colorful work graced most of the parlors of our ...