{"id":64,"date":"2016-09-27T20:30:36","date_gmt":"2016-09-27T20:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/collections\/?page_id=64"},"modified":"2019-03-07T19:25:43","modified_gmt":"2019-03-07T19:25:43","slug":"resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/collections\/special-collections\/audubon\/resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources on Audubon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Below is a list of resources related to Audubon and <em>The Birds of America<\/em>, including books, catalogs, films, and music.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Original Edition<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>An original double elephant folio of <a href=\"https:\/\/i-share-uiu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01CARLI_UIU\/gpjosq\/alma99255415412205899\"><em>The Birds of America: From Original Drawings by John James Audubon<\/em><\/a> is available in the Rare Books and Manuscripts Library for viewing.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_133\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-133\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-133\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/09\/plate-176-spotted-grous-final.jpg\" alt=\"Plate 176, Spotted Grouse\" width=\"1000\" height=\"590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/09\/plate-176-spotted-grous-final.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/09\/plate-176-spotted-grous-final-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/09\/plate-176-spotted-grous-final-768x453.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-133\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Plate 176, Spotted Grouse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><strong> Other Works by Audubon<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Audubon, John James. <em><u><a href=\"https:\/\/i-share-uiu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01CARLI_UIU\/gpjosq\/alma99114898512205899\">The Imperial Collection of Audubon Animals: The Quadrupeds of North America<\/a>.<\/u><\/em> (An <a href=\"https:\/\/i-share-uiu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01CARLI_UIU\/gpjosq\/alma99680689912205899\">online version<\/a> is available for University of Illinois patrons.)<\/li>\n<li>Audubon, John James.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.hathitrust.org\/api\/volumes\/oclc\/1135190.html\"><em>Delineations of American Scenery and Character.<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Audubon Websites<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/digital.library.pitt.edu\/a\/audubon\/\">Audubon&#8217;s <em>Birds of America<\/em> at the University of Pittsburgh<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Presents a digitized version of the complete double elephant folio set of Audubon&#8217;s <em>Birds of America<\/em>, accompanied by his <em>Ornithological Biography.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.audubon.org\/bird\/BoA\/BOA_index.html\">John James Audubon&#8217;s <em>Birds of America<\/em><\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Presented by the National Audubon Society, this site groups the birds featured in <em>Birds of America<\/em> according to ornithological family, state birds, and extinct birds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.champaigncountyaudubon.org\/\">Champaign County Audubon Society<\/a>: Local chapter of the Audubon Society. The Chapter puts on many <a href=\"http:\/\/www.champaigncountyaudubon.org\/birdwalks-and-programs\/\">bird-related events<\/a>, including regular <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dev.champaigncountyaudubon.org\/sunday-morning-birdwalks\/\">Sunday morning birdwalks<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong> Biographies<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/i-share-uiu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01CARLI_UIU\/gpjosq\/alma99494093512205899\"><em>John James Audubon: The Making of an American<\/em><\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Richard Rhodes presents a well-rounded portrait of the Audubon Society&#8217;s namesake and the U.S. of the early frontier period.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/i-share-uiu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01CARLI_UIU\/gpjosq\/alma99477237412205899\"><em>Under a Wild Sky: John James Audubon and the Making of the Birds of America<\/em><\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>William Souder describes the dramatic story behind <em>The Birds of America<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_134\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-134\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-134\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/09\/plate-341-great-auk.jpg\" alt=\"Plate 341, Great Auk (now extinct)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/09\/plate-341-great-auk.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/09\/plate-341-great-auk-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/09\/plate-341-great-auk-768x453.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-134\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Plate 341, Great Auk (now extinct)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><strong>Other Audubon Resources<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Documentary: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/i-share-uiu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01CARLI_UIU\/gpjosq\/alma99566176512205899\"><em>John James Audubon: Drawn from Nature.<\/em><\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>This documentary provides a window into the life of Audubon, as well as the position of art and science in the early 1800s.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Poetry: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/i-share-uiu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01CARLI_UIU\/gpjosq\/alma99284297812205899\"><em>Commonwealth of Wings: An Ornithological Biography based on the life of John James Audubon,<\/em><\/a> by Pamela Alexander.\n<ul>\n<li>A combination of poetry, nature writing, and biography in a book-length persona-poem focused on Audubon&#8217;s life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Music: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/i-share-uiu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01CARLI_UIU\/gpjosq\/alma99199847912205899\"><em>A Water Bird Talk: Opera in One Act. Freely adapted from On the Harmfulness of Tobacco by Anton Chekov and The Birds of America by John James Audubon,<\/em><\/a> by Dominick Argento.\n<ul>\n<li>A 45 minute vocal score with chamber orchestra and accompaniment arranged for the piano.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fiction: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/i-share-uiu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01CARLI_UIU\/gpjosq\/alma99463736012205899\"><em>Creation: A Novel<\/em><\/a> by Katherine Govier.\n<ul>\n<li>This novel tells the story of Audubon&#8217;s voyage with his son to nesting grounds no ornithologist had ever seen, in the treacherous passage between Newfoundland and Labrador.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Below is a list of resources related to Audubon and The Birds of America, including books, catalogs, films, and music. Original Edition An original double elephant folio of The Birds of America: From Original Drawings by John James Audubon is available in the Rare Books and Manuscripts Library for viewing. Other Works by Audubon Audubon, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":245,"featured_media":0,"parent":59,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"left-nav.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-64","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/245"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12909,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64\/revisions\/12909"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/59"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}