Originally published in Points West magazine Spring 2000 Here, Gone, and Back Again: The Black-Footed Ferret Deborah Deibler Steele Former Curatorial Assistant, Draper Natural History Museum Ed. Note, 12.01.2017: Black-footed ferrets and their recovery have been in the news again recently, and even the subject of a documentary, Ferret Town, produced by The Content Lab […]
As the Whitney staff prepares to celebrate Thanksgiving, we would like to share an extraordinary print illustrating the centerpiece of this holiday, the turkey. Enjoy the print, engage in conversation, and be thankful. John James Audubon was born in 1785. He became one of the finest artists and naturalists of the world during his lifetime. […]
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Fall 2014 Araujia Sericifera by Penelope Gottlieb Penelope Gottlieb’s Araujia Sericifera addresses how invasive plant species cause harm to native North American animal and plant life. Gottlieb painted a beautiful weed on top of an original nineteenth-century John James Audubon print. At first glance, this action simply contributes […]
Past Exhibition: Curator’s Choice: Audubon and Friends In everyday conversation, the name “Audubon” equals “birds.” John James Audubon’s greatest lifetime achievement was the publication of his Birds of America book. But, did you know Audubon depicted more than birds? Late in his life, Audubon traveled to the West to record the mammals of North America. […]