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Birds of America. Hardcover – January 1, 1936. by T. Gilbert Pearson (Editor), Louis Agassiz Fuertes (Illustrator) 17. See all formats and editions. Natural Histories and descriptions of the birds of North America, with color plates throughout. Read more.
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Louis Agassiz Fuertes (February 7, 1874 – August 22, 1927) was an American ornithologist, illustrator and artist who set the rigorous and current-day standards for ornithological art and naturalist depiction and is considered one of the most prolific American bird artists, second only to his guiding professional predecessor John James Audubon .
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Of his “most important works”, Frank Chapman compiled “at least 400 monochrome illustrations (about half appearing in Coues' Key to North American Birds) and at least 700 color plates, with...
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Aug 9, 2019 · The papers of Louis Agassiz Fuertes (1874-1927), an ornithologist and a painter of birds. Includes student notes, notebooks, journals and sketchbooks; diaries; journals from expedition, many including sketches; notes; articles by and about Fuertes.
ContainerContainerDescriptionDateBox 35Folder 1Chronological Field Catalogue I: Birds in ...1898-1910Box 35Folder 2Chronological Field Catalogue II: Birds ...1910-1921Box 22Folder 1DeQuincy's BoyhoodDecember 11, 1893Box 22Folder 2Macaulay's HoratiusMarch 14, 1894Aug 12, 2015 · Export. 1874 February 7 - 1927 August 22. abstract. Artist Louis Agassiz Fuertes (February 1874-August 1927), celebrated for his bird portraiture, helped to create many dioramas for the American Museum of Natural History in the early 1900s. In addition to artwork and exploration for natural history and scientific institutions, he illustrated ...
Aug 31, 2001 · Louis Agassiz Fuertes. A native Ithacan and the nation's most notable ornithological painter since Audubon. C ornell University holds a large collection of his bird illustrations, as well as his personal papers. You will find here a database with 2500 of these illustrations, as well as an exhibit based on the journal he kept during the 1899 ...
Louis Agassiz Fuertes (1874-1927), was born and worked most of his life in Ithaca, NY. He was deeply interested in observing and drawing birds. The work of John James Audubon's Birds of America inspired him even as he graduated from Cornell University with a degree in Architecture.
