Audubon's Aviary: Natural Selection April 27, 2007

The Society's Audubon collection is the largest single repository of Auduboniana in the world. The jewel in this crown are the 435 watercolors by John James Audubon (1785-1851) preparatory for his sumptuous, double-elephant folio print edition of the world-renowned The Birds of America (1827-38). Supplementary audio and visual components will illuminate Audubon's passions for birds as part of a multi-media exploration of his life, art, and legacy within a historical context.