In this carefully crafted exhibition, entitled Audubon, Then and Now, the Biggs Museum will display over 50 rarely seen, original prints of John James Audubon. These hand-painted etchings from the collections of Winterthur Museum and Library and lithographs from the Huntsville Museum of Art will illuminate Audubon's ideas about scientific examination, depicting birds and animals within the emerging United States.
This works will also be displayed alongside the work of contemporary artists* from America and the United Kingdom who have been influenced by his monumental animal studies.
Celebrate this extra special exhibition with an extra special opening party. Enjoy a lovely evening out with wonderful company, a full, hosted bar and a chance to meet some of the contemporary artists featured in the show**. Space is limited!
Please purchase tickets by Wednesday, August 1st
***Contemporary artists featured in "Audubon, Then and Now"
Julie Blackmon, Beth Cavener, Ann Chahbandour, Kate Clark, Hunter Clarke, Kevin Fleming, Laurie Hogin, Kay Jackson, Tom Judd, Karen Knorr, Kate MacDowell, Claire Morgan, Deidre Murphy (work pictured), Kevin Sloan, Amy Stein and Jamie Wyeth
Image credit: John James Audubon, 1785-1851, provided by the University of Michigan Special Collections Library