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Posted by Joel N Rosenthal on 19:39:42 03/14/15
Eschewing my almost weekly ENP owl report this morning,I chose instead to accompany my wife on our seniors free metrorail pass to the second Saturday of the month free admission at History Miami to see the Audubon elephant folio prints, displayed in all their glory.Having previously touted this exhibit in these pages, I felt compelled to take my own advice and visit this display, After spending nearly 3 hours in the company of these birds, I can report that I cannot overstate the impression these 500+ prints, exhibited all at once, made on us.
If you do not see this truly monumental display before it closes, if you have never seen these prints in Audubon's chosen size(many larger than life), or even if you're familiar with these prints, you will be missing an important chapter in American natural history, some fine examples of natural history illustration and some wonderful examples of the engravers' art.The imagery is vastly more arresting in these originals than in any reproductions you may have seen or own--and the display of all of these prints at once literally will make you feel like you are in the presence of a most extraordinary mixed flock-. The accompanying curatorial notes and additional exhibits compellingly tell the story of these images' creation, and the curious crime related history of this particular edition.
I was expecting to be impressed,-our expectations were surpassed..
Go!-After all, where else can you see a life size ivory billed woodpecker and a great auk in the same place? Or a reddish egret in a scene painted to evoke Florida--with a volcano as the backdrop?
And , just to keep up the weekly owl theme, have a chuckle at the natural history note from across the pond, linked below.
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