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May 25, 2022 · In the first half of the 19th century, the French ornithologist Jean-Jacques Audubon travelled to America to depict birdlife along the Mississippi River. Audubon was also a gifted painter. His life’s work in the form of the classic book ‘Birds of America’ is an invaluable documentation of both extinct species and an entire world of imagination. During the same period, early ...
QL674 .A9 1827 [ 1 ] The Birds of America is a book by naturalist and painter John James Audubon, containing illustrations of a wide variety of birds of the United States. It was first published as a series in sections between 1827 and 1838, in Edinburgh and London. Not all of the specimens illustrated in the work were collected by Audubon ...
- John James Audubon
- 1827
Visit the movie page for 'Birds of America' on Moviefone. Discover the movie's synopsis, cast details and release date. Watch trailers, exclusive interviews, and movie review. Your guide to this ...
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- MK2 Films, ARTE France Cinéma, Météores Films
- Jacques Lœuille
Jun 13, 2018 · The contents of Birds of America, which Audubon painted after setting off from his Kentucky home in the 1820s, were always incidental to the crime; to Reinhard and Lipka, the book was just something valuable that could be taken. But Layton says that as he researched Audubon’s life and viewed the folios in preparation for the film, he began to ...
- Molly Bennet
13. It's not hard to imagine why a group of teenagers might attempt to steal John James Audubon 's book The Birds of America, a true story told in the film American Animals. Published 1827-1838, it's considered one of the great natural history books in status, size and value. The iconic illustrations - of which there are 435 colour plates ...
May 31, 2018 · The cast of Bart Layton’s new heist flick gathered to gaze upon a rare copy of The Birds of America, which will soon be up for auction—the same book their characters steal in the film.
But as these birds started disappearing with the dawn of the industrial era, so did the original American dream. In this “river movie” along the banks of the Mississippi, political, environmental and human rights issues are interwoven with the tales, myths and ghosts of these now extinct birds.
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