Authors: F.G. MarchamPublisher: Joanna Cotler BooksKeywords: beauty, birds, singular, fuertes, agassiz, louisPages: 220Published: 1972-08-31Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0060127759 ISBN-13: 9780060127756Binding: Hardcover (1st)List Price: Unknown

Louis Agassiz Fuertes & the singular beauty of birds: Paintings, drawings, letters

Fuertes, Louis Agassiz

Marcham, Frederick George

Harper&Row

The Burgess Animal Book for Children

BURGESS, THORNTON W.

History

Franklin Classics

The artists represented in this beautiful book- Frank W. Benson, Allan Brooks, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, Henrik Gronvold and S. Kobayashi- are among the most admired portrayers of wildlife of the 20th century. Their works are renowned for painstaking accuracy, consummate artistic skill and knowledgeable depiction of a wide variety of birds and animals. In the 1920s, these artists were invited to illustrate John C. Phillips' monumental four-volume study, A Natural History of the Ducks. Thanks in part to their detailed, carefully rendered full-color illustrations- considered among the finest wildlife illustrations ever done- Philips' work stands today as one of the great landmarks of ornithology. This volume contains all seventy-four color works commissioned for the original edition, each superbly reproduced in full color. Every detail and nuance of form and feather are captured in exquisite paintings of the Fulvous Tree Duck, Australian Sheldrake, Black-headed Duck, Falcated Teal, Widgeon, Pintail, Egyptian Goose, Florida Dusky Duck, Mexican Duck, Indian Spot-bill, and many more species- all shown in their natural habitats. The illustrations often include both male and female, as well as sex and age variations among many species. For this new edition, reproduced directly from a rare original edition of A Natural History of the Ducks, a special guide to the plates has been prepared, and a new Publisher's Note describes Phillips' landmark study and offers brief discussions of the artists. Lovers of ducks and wildfowl, ornithologists, any nature lover will want this beautiful volume for browsing, identification or reference. Or the plates may be removed and framed to add a note of natural elegance to any room.

Ducks of the World in Full-Color Paintings (Pictorial Archive)

Arts & Photography

Brooks, Allan

Benson, Frank Benson

Painting

Dover Pubns

In 1910 and 1914, a two-volume study of New York's native birds was issued as part of the State Museum's annual report. A vast catalog of hundreds of species, the survey was illustrated by Louis Agassiz Fuertes (1874–1927), a rising star in scientific bird studies. Fuertes was highly influenced by John James Audubon's The Birds of America, and today he ranks second only to Audubon in terms of output and recognition for ornithological illustration. A frequent lecturer at Cornell University, he honed his expertise during numerous scientific expeditions throughout the United States and abroad, collaborating with Frank Chapman of the American Museum of Natural History on field research, museum dioramas, and book illustrations. This reproduction of all 106 of Fuertes's stunning full-color images spotlights more than 300 birds. It marks the first time that the artwork from Birds of New York has been available in decades, and the volume has never been so affordable. The captions have been reset for easy identification, and a complete Index offers a quick reference. Noted Fuertes expert Robert McCracken Peck provides an informative Foreword. Bird watchers at all levels of experience as well as illustrators, artists, and naturalists will find this book an excellent resource.

Birds of New York: Over 100 Plates

History & Criticism

Dover Publications

Letters and commentary reveal how that busy and successful artist took time to aid and inspire a budding scientist

To a Young Bird Artist: Selected Letters from Louis Agassiz Fuertes to George Miksch Sutton ; Commentary by Dr. Sutton.

Science & Math

Univ of Oklahoma Pr

These collected letters were written by Louis Agassiz Fuertes, one of the country's most well known bird artists, to ornithologist and bird illustrator George Miksch Sutton when Sutton was still a boy struggling to learn the art of bird painting. Written between 1915 and 1927, the letters are filled with Fuertes' observations of bird behavior, descriptions of his bird study and painting techniques, and advice on how to paint lifelike avian images and make one's way in the rapidly changing birding world all at a time when birding was becoming less an exclusive activity for scientists and more a popular hobby for the general public. Words of wisdom from the "father of modern bird art" A birding classic brought back to print.

To a Young Bird Artist

Stackpole Books

The Book Of Dogs: An Intimate Study Of Mankind's Best Friend (1919)

Reference

Kessinger Publishing

The Book of Dogs: An Intimate Study of Mankind's Best Friend (1919)

Kessinger Publishing, LLC

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

The Burgess bird book for children

Burgess, Thornton W. 1874-1965

Nabu Press

The Burgess animal book for children

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