ORIGINAL AUDUBON FOLIO BIRD PRINTS

Havell Edition print, Yellow-crowned Heron

Bien Edition print, American Flamingo

HAVELL EDITION AND BIEN EDITION PRINTS -- RAREST AND LARGEST OF ORIGINAL AUDUBON PRINTS.  

ORIGINAL AUDUBON FOLIO ANIMAL PRINTS

From the BIG to the SMALL, a groundbreaking work with prices starting below $300.   SEE ORIGINAL IMPERIAL FOLIO ANIMALS

ORIGINAL AUDUBON OCTAVO PRINTS

OCTAVO BIRD PRINTS  500 BIRDS	OCTAVO ANIMAL PRINTS -- 155 MAMMALS

 FOR UNUSUAL OR ONE-OF-A-KIND PRINTS, VISIT THE RARE PRINTS CORNER.

• REX BRASHER BIRD PRINTS   -- NEW!  EXCELLENT SELECTION OF WATER BIRDS!  
  

• BIRD PRINTS FROM WILSON & BONAPARTE'S AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY --  IMPORTANT EARLY WORKS THAT INSPIRED AUDUBON
  

• GOULD, CATESBY, AND SELBY BIRD PRINTS   -- GREAT EUROPEAN ORNITHOLOGICAL ARTISTS
  

• SMALL NATURAL HISTORY PRINTS  -- EXPANDED SELECTION! INEXPENSIVE HAND-COLORED BIRD, ANIMAL, AND INSECT ENGRAVINGS.

WE ALSO OFFER 
RESTRIKES, FACSIMILES, AND REPRODUCTIONS OF AUDUBON'S FOLIO BIRDS AND QUADRUPEDS  

AMNH / ALECTO AUDUBON RESTRIKES - HAND-COLORED PRINTS MADE FROM THE ORIGINAL COPPER PLATES - AMONG AUDUBON'S BEST FOLIO IMAGES.	AUDUBON'S BIRD PRINTS -- BEAUTIFUL AND AFFORDABLE FACSIMILES AND REPRODUCTIONS OF THE DOUBLE ELEPHANT FOLIO EDITION   *** SELECTION EXPANDED *** SOME SALE PRINTS NOW AVAILABLE ***

AUDUBON'S WATERCOLORS -- Beautiful limited edition Giclée prints of Audubon's original paintings.
NEW!  AUDUBON'S MAMMALS -- Giclée and offset facsimiles of Audubon's Imperial Folio series.

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JOHN JAMES AUDUBON, 1785 - 1851

news from and about minniesland.com
We have a new selection of 80 Rex Brasher bird prints, all water and wading birds (ducks, geese, swans, herons, egrets, flamingo, spoonbill, ibises). These colorful prints are an ideal size, large enough to make an impact on their own, but small enough for groupings. These prints are moderately priced and very decorative  -- great value!   

eshly photographed are some new and exciting original folio prints including Havell PL 336 Yellow-crowned Heron, and two important Imperial Folio plates #136 Virginia Deer and #90 Common Mouse. See these and many others by visiting the print room. We are now offering facsimile prints of popular and hard-to-find Havell Edition images, all offered for $600 or less.  (A facsimile is a full-sized reproduction.)  We also have some facsimiles of select animals images from Audubon's Imperial Folio Edition.   

After a big run on octavo birds last year, we are adding new ones and encourage you to take a look at the octavo birds area of the print room.  We have a great selection of later edition octavo birds, with many choices under $100. 

Want to purchase an octavo set? We can help. Contact us for more information

We have a special opportunity for Audubon octavo collectors.  We have a few complete fascicles (subscription parts) from the octavo edition of The Birds of America and one from The Quadrupeds of North America. These are the original booklets that the Audubons distributed to their subscribers.   Rare under any circumstances, these booklets are often found damaged or incomplete.  We have several available, each complete and in very good condition. See the bird fascicles.  See the quadruped fascicle.

community news - updated 06/14/2010
NEW!  A play about John James Audubon will be performed on Aug. 19 and Aug. 20 in the museum garden at Audubon State Park Museum. Performance time each night is 7 p.m. The play, written by A.J. Casey as a thesis project, will be directed by Steve McCarty, a Henderson Community Theater regular and technical director at Henderson Fine Arts Center.

We recently stumbled on a posting of a very good 30-minute documentary entitled John James Audubon: The Birds of America. Circa 1985, this documentary was produced by the National Gallery of Art and distributed by the US Information Agency to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Audubon's birth. According to the summary, the video highlights Audubon's development as an artist with quotes from his journals, and illustrations from his original paintings, his prints and from other artists of the period. Images of Audubon's art are interwoven with live nature photography and footage of significant sites (including the area where Minniesland was located). We are now presenting this documentary in our lounge area -- see the documentary.

A new documentary on Audubon's time in Louisiana -- based on the Danny Heitman book A Summer of Birds: John James Audubon at Oakley House (Louisiana State University Press, 2008) -- aired in December on Louisiana Public Broadcasting (LPB).  Entitled A Summer of Birds: John James Audubon in Louisiana, the program can be seen "on demand" on the LPB website, but only for a "limited time." To watch "on demand," click to visit LPB's A Summer of Birds page, scroll past the video viewing screen, and click on the words "Winterfest Special!"  There is additional information about the documentary available online through the links on this page.

The Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama currently is offering the first of two exhibitions on Audubon's Quadrupeds.  The first exhibit, entitled "Audubon’s Final Achievement: The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America," is on view through July 3, 2010 in the Louise Hauss and David Brent Miller Audubon Gallery.  A second exhibit will open after this one, and will run into the fall.

"Although the arrival of the Audubon family in 1810 may have gone relatively unnoticed, the 200th anniversary of their coming to Henderson is a cause to celebrate."  So wrote Alan Gehret, Museum Curator, in a newsletter of the John James Audubon State Park in Henderson KY.  The Audubon in Henderson Bicentennial festivities began on Audubon’s birthday in April 2010, and continues through the year.  Visit the website to get the latest news and participate in the celebration.

The Audubon traveling exhibition John James Audubon: American Artist and Naturalist has reached the Boise Art Museum in Idaho where it will be on view until August 30, 2010.  After that, it will travel to the Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences in Peoria, Illinois where it will be until January 9, 2011.  The exhibition traces Audubon's life and development as an artist, and features original paintings and drawings. The tour will continue in 2011 with stops in The Museum of Florida History in Tallahassee (February 4 - May 1, 2011), the Longmont Museum and Cultural Center in Longmont, Colorado (June 4 - August 28, 2011), and concluding at the Mobile Museum of Art in Mobile, Alabama (October 13, 2011 - January 7, 2012).

News and reviews of exhibits and other events of interest to Audubon collectors.  Over time, the information in this area goes out of date, so always check to make sure the events are current before heading for a visit. Nothing new right now...  If you come across something new that collectors will enjoy, please let us know!

especially for collectors
Some visitors have kindly contributed articles, photos, or comments to our site.  Depending on content, these can be accessed from different areas of the site; you can find links to all visitor contributions in the lounge area. 

about our name
Find out how we got our name -- learn about Minniesland and see photos of Audubon's New York home.

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need help?
To make it easier for visitors to find our telephone number and address, we have created a contact page. This page includes a contact form for visitors, and provides links to our attic area for those seeking information on an item in their possession. As an anti-spam measure, we no longer have our email address on the website, but your form comes to us via email -- and we email back!

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The American Historical Print Collectors Society is an important and vital force for the preservation of American historical prints.  Dues are low and benefits are many. Visit the AHPCS website for information on how to join AHPCS.  The 34th annual meeting will be held May 14th to May 16th, 2009 in Portland OR.