A member of the Audubon family of botanical fame, John Woodhouse Audubon was a painter of portraits, wildlife, and westward migrants on the Overland Route. He was born in Henderson, Kentucky, the... Read full biography
A member of the Audubon family of botanical fame, John Woodhouse Audubon was a painter of portraits, wildlife, and westward migrants on the Overland Route. He was born in Henderson, Kentucky, the younger son of ornithologist John James Audubon. As a youngster, he was his father's sketching pupil... Read full biography
A member of the Audubon family of botanical fame, John Woodhouse Audubon was a painter of portraits, wildlife, and westward migrants on the Overland Route. He was born in Henderson, Kentucky, the younger son of ornithologist John James Audubon. As a youngster, he was his father's sketching pupil but was more preoccupied with sports than painting. However, he became committed to his father's pursuits, and he and his brother Victor began working together with their father, collecting specimens of... Read full biography
A member of the Audubon family of botanical fame, John Woodhouse Audubon was a painter of portraits, wildlife, and westward migrants on the Overland Route. He was born in Henderson, Kentucky, the younger son of ornithologist John James Audubon. As a youngster, he was his father's sketching pupil but was more preoccupied with sports than painting. However, he became committed to his father's pursuits, and he and his brother Victor began working together with their father, collecting specimens of birds and sketching them to be recorded in the subsequent book, "Birds of America". In 1833, John went to Labrador with his father and a year later to Europe. Between 1834 and 1835, he worked in England as a portrait painter and also assisted in the... Read full biography
A member of the Audubon family of botanical fame, John Woodhouse Audubon was a painter of portraits, wildlife, and westward migrants on the Overland Route. He was born in Henderson, Kentucky, the younger son of ornithologist John James Audubon. As a youngster, he was his father's sketching pupil but was more preoccupied with sports than painting. However, he became committed to his father's pursuits, and he and his brother Victor began working together with their father, collecting specimens of birds and sketching them to be recorded in the subsequent book, "Birds of America". In 1833, John went to Labrador with his father and a year later to Europe. Between 1834 and 1835, he worked in England as a portrait painter and also assisted in the publication there of "Birds of America". In 1837, he and his father received the use of a Navy cutter from President Andrew Jackson to... Read full biography
John Woodhouse Audubon - Artist Info
About John Woodhouse Audubon: Books
Books & Publications (50)
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Wildlife in American Art: Masterworks from the National Museum of Wildlife Art
2009
Harris, Adam Duncan
262 pages (color)
Benezit Dictionary of Artists, English Version and Online (Fourteen Volumes)
2006
Benezit, E
0 pages
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Paintings and Sculpture in the Collection of The National Academy of Design Volume One: 1826-1925
2004
Dearinger, David B.
672 pages (color)
John James Audubon: The Making of an American
2004
Rhodes, Richard
0 pages (color)
Into the Woods: John James Audubon Lives His Dream