Tag: John James Audubon

  • Nation & World

    The early Audubon

    A collection of the early drawings of the naturalist John James Audubon show his growth into an expert ornithologist and artist. The 114 drawings, created between 1805 and 1821, constitute one of only two such extensive collections of his early work.

    2 minutes
  • Nation & World

    100 years of Harvard University Press

    This year marks the 100th anniversary of Harvard University Press (HUP), and as part of a yearlong celebration Houghton Library is hosting an exhibition of HUP publications, correspondence, and other materials.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Edward Lear’s natural history

    Edward Lear, a master of nonsense verse and travel writing, was at a young age one of the most accomplished natural history painters of his time.

    6 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Treasure island

    Houghton Library illustrates how the stuff of great literature is conserved, from the first jumbled box to the final neat archive.

    11 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Labor intensive

    Newly tenured, the first full-time Americanist in the history of the Department of History of Art and Architecture enjoys how her studies can touch on literature, the sciences — even bird-watching.

    4 minutes