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Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
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Roger Tory Peterson PUBLICATIONS
1908 Jamestown, New York - 1996 Old Lyme, Connecticut. Known for: Bird portraiture painting, identification.
Artist and naturalist Roger Tory Peterson, initially famous for his 1934 field guide to the study of birds, was born of Swedish immigrant, working-class parents in 1908 in rural Jamestown, in upstate... Read full biography
Artist and naturalist Roger Tory Peterson, initially famous for his 1934 field guide to the study of birds, was born of Swedish immigrant, working-class parents in 1908 in rural Jamestown, in upstate New York. As a boy, apparently imbued with a passion present from birth, he observed and sketched... Read full biography
Artist and naturalist Roger Tory Peterson, initially famous for his 1934 field guide to the study of birds, was born of Swedish immigrant, working-class parents in 1908 in rural Jamestown, in upstate New York. As a boy, apparently imbued with a passion present from birth, he observed and sketched the abundant birds of wood and field. He also read about Audubon, Lear, Durer and Fuertes, artists who painted nature. His interest in birds was also guided by his seventh grade teacher, Blanche... Read full biography
Artist and naturalist Roger Tory Peterson, initially famous for his 1934 field guide to the study of birds, was born of Swedish immigrant, working-class parents in 1908 in rural Jamestown, in upstate New York. As a boy, apparently imbued with a passion present from birth, he observed and sketched the abundant birds of wood and field. He also read about Audubon, Lear, Durer and Fuertes, artists who painted nature. His interest in birds was also guided by his seventh grade teacher, Blanche Hornbeck, who had started a Junior Audubon Club. Peterson has said, " I can't remember a time when I didn't watch birds". Peterson later studied commercial art at the Art Students League and National Academy of Design in New York City. As a young man,... Read full biography
Artist and naturalist Roger Tory Peterson, initially famous for his 1934 field guide to the study of birds, was born of Swedish immigrant, working-class parents in 1908 in rural Jamestown, in upstate New York. As a boy, apparently imbued with a passion present from birth, he observed and sketched the abundant birds of wood and field. He also read about Audubon, Lear, Durer and Fuertes, artists who painted nature. His interest in birds was also guided by his seventh grade teacher, Blanche Hornbeck, who had started a Junior Audubon Club. Peterson has said, " I can't remember a time when I didn't watch birds". Peterson later studied commercial art at the Art Students League and National Academy of Design in New York City. As a young man, after his schooling, he taught art and science in Massachusetts, where he created his unique system for identifying birds in the field. He later deve... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (17)
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Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005Davenport, Ray2,421 pagesThe Art of National Geographic
2004Carter, Alice A0 pages (color)Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)3,724 pagesThe Art Students League of New York: A History (Students)
1999Steiner, Raymond J187 pagesModern Wildlife Painting
1998Hammond, Nicholas240 pages (color)Master Index 1971-1993 Artists in Southwest Art
1993Southwest Art64 pagesArt and the Animal, The Society of Animal Artists
1992
(Exhibition catalog)Peterson, Roger Tory (Foreward)120 pages (color)From the Wild Portfolios of North America's Finest Wildlife Artists
1987Hume, Christopher (editor-in-chief)192 pages (color)Twentieth Century Wildlife Artists
1986Hammond, Nicholas224 pages (color)Who's Who in American Art-1986 1986
1986Jaques Cattell Press1,292 pagesWho Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)707 pagesAmerican Artists: An Illustrated Survey of Leading Contemporary Americans
1985Krantz, Les347 pages (color)1982 Bird Art Exhibition
1982
(Exhibition catalog)Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Mus88 pages (color)Contemporary Western Artists
1982Samuels, Peggy and Harold608 pages (color)Wildlife Artists at Work
1982Van Gelder, Patricia175 pages (color)Who's Who in American Art, 1976 12th Edition
1976Jaques Cattell Press756 pages