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John James Audubon Original Prints Recreated For Centennial
The Clearwater Audubon Society, in partnership with
Syd Entel Galleries of Safety Harbor, is presenting a first-time
showing of re-created John James Audubon original prints.
Prints are for sale and a percentage of the sale will
go to Clearwater Audubon Society. The show will open Saturday, Nov. 11
and runs through December 1. Clearwater Audubon members and guests are
invited to a special showing from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 17.
According to event organizers, Clearwater Audubon will receive 100% of
the entrance fees for that evening and will use the donations for the
education fund.
John James Audubon’s “The Birds of America” Audubon Centennial Edition is published in association with the National Audubon Society’s 100th Anniversary. It is a “double elephant folio,” each plate 28"x39", the size of the first edition published by Audubon himself.
The collection represents Audubon’s “quest to depict every bird in America” during the 1800s. The prints are first generation facsimiles produced to the same linage and paper size as the original edition.
The 435 images from “The Birds of America” original edition depict 1,065 birds and each rendering of each species is painted life-size in extraordinary reality.
Paul Trunk, president of the Clearwater Audubon Society, noted that the event is the society’s major fund-raiser of the year.
“This is a great opportunity to come out to purchase some of John James Audubon’s most memorable prints and at the same time support the educational programs sponsored by the Clearwater Audubon Society,” he said.
The “Audubon Centennial Edition “is only the third comprehensive collection produced in 178 years since Audubon himself created the original, “Birds of America.”
Each image bears a plate number in the upper right hand corner. The plate numbers in the Centennial Edition correspond to the numbering in the original collection, meaning they are referenced by the same image number in any collector’s guide or authoritative chronicle.
The four volumes of “The Birds of America” were published over a 10-year period (1828-38). During 1831 and 1834, Audubon made additional trips for new collections and paintings to Florida, South Carolina and Labrador. After Audubon and his family settled in New York City, he undertook a final expedition up the Missouri River in 1843 to gather specimens for his work.
Audubon, known as the American Woodsman, is considered one of the nation’s legends as a naturalist and bird artist. He was not the first person to attempt to paint and describe all the birds in America, but his technique of creating dramatic, life-size paintings of freshly killed specimens surrounded by their natural habitat added a wealth of knowledge to the emerging discipline of ornithology in the 19th century.
For more information regarding the Clearwater Audubon Society or its fundraiser, contact Barbara Carmen at 727-776-2336 or Debbie Trunk at 727-447-4785.
Syd Entel Galleries is located at 247 Main Street, Safety Harbor. Call 727-725-1808.
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