John Woodhouse Audubon. John Woodhouse Audubon was the second son of the famed ornithologist and painter, John James Audubon.
Like his father, he was primarily a painter of wildlife, but also did some portraits and genre scenes of the westward migration. He grew up in Kentucky, Ohio and Louisiana, where he attended a school taught by his mother, Lucy.
At an early age, he joined his father in his scientific pursuits, becoming an active traveler and gatherer of specimens. In 1833, they traveled to Labrador, after which his father wrote that John has drawn a few Birds, as good as any I ever made, and in a few months I hope to give this department of my duty up to him altogether.
The following year, the family was in London. Both John and his brother, Victor Gifford Audubon studied painting and made copies of works.
The year 1837 saw collecting expeditions in Florida and Texas; the latter conducted from a navy cutter that had been assigned to them by President Andrew Jackson. From 1839 to 1843, he was responsible for producing a second edition of The Birds of America, overseeing the reduction of 500 plates. Over the next few years, he created half the illustrations used for The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America and managed the printing process. A folio size edition of The Birds of America began production in 1860, but never came to full fruition because of the Civil War. After 1839, he lived in New Y
Like his father, he was primarily a painter of wildlife, but also did some portraits and genre scenes of the westward migration. He grew up in Kentucky, Ohio and Louisiana, where he attended a school taught by his mother, Lucy.
At an early age, he joined his father in his scientific pursuits, becoming an active traveler and gatherer of specimens. In 1833, they traveled to Labrador, after which his father wrote that John has drawn a few Birds, as good as any I ever made, and in a few months I hope to give this department of my duty up to him altogether.
The following year, the family was in London. Both John and his brother, Victor Gifford Audubon studied painting and made copies of works.
The year 1837 saw collecting expeditions in Florida and Texas; the latter conducted from a navy cutter that had been assigned to them by President Andrew Jackson. From 1839 to 1843, he was responsible for producing a second edition of The Birds of America, overseeing the reduction of 500 plates. Over the next few years, he created half the illustrations used for The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America and managed the printing process. A folio size edition of The Birds of America began production in 1860, but never came to full fruition because of the Civil War. After 1839, he lived in New Y
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