Bibliography

Bibliography

Ridge, Davy-Jo Stribling. A Load of Gratitude: Audubon and South Carolina. University of South Carolina, Thomas Cooper Library, 1985.

Sanders, Albert and Ripley, Warren (eds.) Audubon: The Charleston Connection. The Charleston Museum, 1986.

Shuler, Jay. Had I the Wings. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1995.

Streshensky, Shirley. Audubon: Life and Art in the American Wilderness. New York: Villard Books, 1993.

Recommended Reading

Goddu, Joseph. John James Audubon and Robert Havell, Jr. Artist's Proofs for The Birds of America. Hirschl & Adler Galleries, 2002.

The discovery of a group of sixty prints approved by Audobon for use as color guides by his printer answers many questions about the step-by-step process by which Audubon's paintings were translated into print. New research by Goddu also brings to light the important role Henry Augustus Havell played in the production of the birds.

Govier, Katherine. Creation. New York: Random House, 2002.

In 1833, mid-way through Audubon's masterwork, the Birds of America, Audubon's past catches up with him in the remote waters of the Labrador Peninsula. Govier tells the story of a man torn between the lies he has lived and the paradox embedded in his art: that the act of creation is also the act of destruction. A novelistic approach to Audubon's life.

Howard, Maureen. Big as Life Three Tales for Spring. New York: Viking Penguin, 2001.

The central figure in "Big as Life: A Story in Three Panels" is John James Audubon whose ambition and genius devour those around him.

Irmscher, Christoph. John James Audubon Writings and Drawings. Library of America, 1999.

Contains the complete text of Audubon's (Mississippi River Journal 1820-21), portions of his 1826 journal, a selection of 45 "bird biographies," seven episodes from his Ornithological Biography (1831-39) and much more. The texts of these works have been prepared from Audubon's manuscripts.

___________________. The Poetics of Natural History. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1999.

This book is about the daydreams of early American naturalists. The author analyses the violent and beautiful work described in John James Audubon's paintings and writings.

Peck, Robert. "Cutting up Audubon for Science and Art" Antiques October 2003.

Ralph, Robert. William MacGillivray: Creatures of Air, Land and Sea. London: The Natural History Museum, 1999.

Steiner, Bill. Audubon Art Prints: A Collector's Guide to Every Edition. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 2003.

Links

Audubon: A Chronology
http://www.jjaudubon.com/bio/chronos.html

Audubon: Evaluating Audubon Art
http://www.audubon.org/nas/art.html

Hill Ornithological Collection
http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/ornithology/exhibit/title.htm

Audubon Historic Sites

Gerbetiere, France
http://site.voila.fr/lagerbetiere/home.html

Mill Grove, Pennsylvania
http://www.montcopa.org/historicsites/images/tour-millgrove/

Henderson, Kentucky
http://www.go-henderson.com/audubon.htm

Oakley Plantation, St. Francisville, Louisiana
http://www.where2guide.com/TouristTrail/plantations/Oakley.html