The naturalist's art. (John James Audubon, National Gallery, Washington, D.C.) From: The Economist (US) | Date: November 20, 1993 | COPYRIGHT 1993 Economist Newspaper Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The works of Audubon now on exhibit at the National Gallery are the original 19 by 39 inch watercolors on which his print series was based. His depictions of birds in natural settings are so realistic they are still used in bird-watching field guides.

THE mass of Americans are at last getting a chance to discover what birdwatchers--birders to Americans--have known all along: that John James Audubon was not only a great naturalist but was also a great artist. His genius as a painter...

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