John James Audubon was an American artist and naturalist best known ... Only five years after his arrival, the artist began a wandering life working as a taxidermist and drawing portraits, while his ...

Nicholas Guardiano will speak at Herrin City Library as he presents his upcoming book, “John James Audubon in Illinois: ...

Author David Sibley writes in our 101 Objects Special Issue: As a young man John James Audubon was obsessed with birds, and he had a vision for a completely different kind of book. He would paint ...

John James Audubon, the pre-eminent 19th-century painter of birds, considered the snowy egret to be one of America’s surpassingly beautiful species. The egret, he noted, was also abundant.

Whether you're interested in colonial furniture, period architecture, tropical greenery or artist and naturalist John James Audubon, you'll find a host of curiosities at the Audubon House ...