Flying Gems: Hummingbirds by John James Audubon and John Gould
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Authors
Lightcap, Kathryn
Issue Date
2014-01
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Image
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en_US
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Abstract
"Flying Gems: Hummingbirds by John James Audubon and John Gould" exhibit poster and postcard for the A.M. Todd Rare Book Room, January 6 - March 14, 2014. The artwork showcased in the marketing materials is "Anna Hummingbird, Hibiscus Virginicus", an original hand colored lithograph. The lithograph (plate 252) was drawn from nature by J. J. Audubon (1785-1851); lithographed, printed and colored by J. T. Bowen, Philadelphia. Published in Audubon's Birds of America 1st Octavo Edition, 1842, Philadelphia. Exhibit curated by Paul Smithson.
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"Anna Hummingbird, Hibiscus Virginicus" drawn from nature by John James Audubon is the artwork used for publicity.
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Kalamazoo College