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EXPLORE John James Audubon: Drawn From Nature

It took John James Audubon 18 years to produce his monumental book, The Birds of America. See how he prepared a subject for drawing and browse a gallery of his illustrations.

EXPLORE other NEH-funded projects

Discovery of Nat Turner, wood engraving
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
Divan-I Hafiz, Iran, 1539, Walters Art Museum
Poetry and Prayer: Islamic Manuscripts from the Walters
Adolf Hitler presents Hermann Goering with The Falconer (1880) by Hans Makart
The Rape of Europa
Annie Oakley with gun
Annie Oakley
Louisa May Alcott, wood engraving
Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women
Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall Before the Court
Daniel Burnham's 1909 Plan of Chicago
Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City
Mural "Man of Fire" José Clemente Orozco, Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara, Mexico
Orozco: Man of Fire