WINNEMUCCA - Thanks to the exclusive sponsorship of Goldcorp USA, a special traveling exhibition of watercolor prints by one of the most important artists of the 19th century, John James Audubon, is view at the Humboldt County Library in Winnemucca through next Wednesday, Aug. 22.
The exhibition, "Explorer, Naturalist, Artist: John James Audubon and The Birds of America," features 20 of Audubon's most dramatic and life-sized watercolor depictions from the first-edition printing of The New York Historical Society Edition. All of the artworks in this exhibition are from the Dana Rose Richardson Memorial Collection of Audubon Prints at the Nevada Museum of Art.
From 1820 to 1838, Audubon traversed the eastern and central United States to depict hundreds of species of birds. While not the first person to attempt to portray all the birds of America, Audubon was recognized for nearly half a century as the country's predominant wildlife artist. His watercolors and drawings not only catalog the birds of America, but capture the essence and beauty of nature itself and the interrelationships between the animals and their habitats.
The Humboldt County Library located at 85 E. 5th St. in Winnemucca. The library is open Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Tuesday and Wednesday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and closed Sundays. Admission to the library and exhibition is always free. For more information, please call 623-6388.
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