Audubon at Illinois Events
Audubon and His Rivals
January 20, 2009 through May 31, 2009
Location: Biology Library, 101 Burrill Hall
John James Audubon was not the only person to study birds in early America. This exhibit at the Biology Library compares entries on the Passenger Pigeon from books by Audubon, Mark Catesby, Alexander Wilson and Charles Lucien Bonaparte, Thomas Nuttall, and William Swainson.
Public Opening Reception of Audubon at Illinois: Selections from the University Library’s Birds of America
January 29, 2009; 6:00–8:00 PM
Location: Krannert Art Museum
Music by Ryan Groff
Cash bar provided by Corkscrew. Hosted by the Krannert Art Museum Council.
Exhibit Catalog for Audubon at Illinois
Early Birds: A Selection of Illustrated Bird Books from Belon to Audubon
January 30, 2009 through March 6, 2009
Location: The Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Room 346, Main Library
A complimentary and concurrent exhibit being hosted at The Rare Book and Manuscript Library at the University of Illinois. An opening reception for the exhibit will be held January 30, 2009 from 3:00 to 5:00 PM at The Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Early Birds Exhibit Catalog
Kids@Krannert
February 28, 2009; 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Krannert Art Museum
Kids@Krannert offers several family activities related to Audubon at Illinois: Selections from the University Library’s Birds of America and artworks by the contemporary French bird photographer Jean Luc Mylayne. Children from preschool through age 9 will enjoy learning about birds and making their own bird art. Free for all!
A Gallery Conversation about Birds in Art: Audubon Prints and Mylayne Photographs
March 5, 2009; 5:30 PM
Location: Krannert Art Museum
With Jo Kibbee, curator of Audubon at Illinois; Jeffrey Brawn, professor in natural resources and environmental sciences; Richard Burkhardt, professor emeritus in history; Gregory Lambeth, bird enthusiast; Jennifer Monson, professor in dance
Navigation: An Investigation into Physical Intelligence
April 2, 2009; 5:30 PM
Location: Krannert Art Museum
Based on her work on bird migration and navigation, choreographer Jennifer Monson leads a public workshop on how our sensory experiences inform how we move through space, and includes a site-specific performance with students from the department of dance.
Audubon Tour and Bird Walk
April 4, 2009; 10:00 AM
Location: Krannert Art Museum and Meadowbrook Park, Urbana
Join Jo Kibbee, curator of Audubon at Illinois, as she leads a tour of the exhibition at Krannert Art Museum and Gregory Lambeth, bird enthusiast, as he leads a bird walk at Meadowbrook Park in Urbana. Participants are encouraged to bring binoculars. Please note that participants must provide their own transportation to Meadowbrook Park.
Library Colloquium
Audubon at Work: The Making and Marketing of Birds of America
April 9, 2009; 4:00 PM
Location: Krannert Art Museum auditorium (Room 62)
Dr. Lee Vedder, author of John James Audubon and the Birds of America: A Visionary Achievement in Ornithology Illustration (Huntington Library Press, 2006), will discuss Audubon’s creative process and marketing acumen in bringing to brilliant fruition the spectacular double-elephant folio print edition of The Birds of America (London, 1827-1838). Audubon's ground-breaking publication stands to this day as one of the most important contributions to ornithological illustration in the world as well as one of the greatest achievements in American art.
