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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Johnsgard, Paul A. (1931-....)
Titre(s) : The Abyssinian art of Louis Agassiz Fuertes in the Field Museum [Texte imprimé] / Paul A. Johnsgard
Publication : Lincoln, Nebraska : Zea books, copyright 2020
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (139 p.) : ill. ; 28 cm
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 129-136. Index
This book documents the paintings and drawings executed by Louis Agassiz Fuertes during
the Field Museum of Natural History's seven-month expedition to Ethiopia (Abyssinia)
in 1926-27. During that time Fuertes completed 70 field watercolors that illustrate
55 species of birds and four species of mammals. He also executed 34 pencil drawings,
which illustrate 13 species of mammals and 11 species of birds, plus numerous miscellaneous
sketches and small watercolors. This book identifies and describes the biology of
all 69 species of birds and mammals illustrated by Fuertes and includes 32 color reproductions
of Fuertes's watercolors that were published as a limited-edition album in 1930 by
the Field Museum. The 60,000-word text provides brief summaries of all these species'
ecology, behavior, and reproductive biology as well as information about their current
populations and conservation status. A review of Fuertes's life, his influence on
modern bird and wildlife art, and his participation in and artistic contributions
to the Field Museum's Abyssinian Expedition is also included, as well as more than
250 bibliographic citations
Sujet(s) : Fuertes, Louis Agassiz (1874-1927)
Illustration ornithologique
Field museum of natural history (Chicago, Ill.)
Indice(s) Dewey :
598.022 2 (23e éd.) = Oiseaux - Illustrations
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781609621650. - ISBN 1609621654 (br.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb46560806p
Notice n° :
FRBNF46560806
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