For the birds: Audubon's work has been overshadowed by his name.

From: Tulsa World (Tulsa, OK) | Date: September 10, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: James D. Watts Jr.

Sep. 10--If the name "Audubon" has any resonance to modern ears, it's as the name of an organization devoted to conserving American wildlife and the land in which it dwells.

That's a noble endeavor, but the consequence of it is that few people know the man and the work that gave the organization its name and sense of purpose.

"We're so driven by other media when it comes to images of wildlife that what the art of John Jam...

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