AUDUBON PICTURES 



In the May number of the Bulletin * attention was called to 

 three valuable pictures from the works of John James Audubon 

 which had been presented to the Museum. People in Charleston 

 will not soon forget the Audubon-Bachman loan exhibit which 

 was held at the Museum during last March nor the large amount 

 of interest it aroused. At that time the Museum possessed four 

 framed plates from the chromolithograph edition by J. Bien of 

 the Birds of America. This edition, known as the folio edition 

 of 1860, was commenced under the direction of John Audubon 

 but publication was discontinued after his death. About half 

 the plates of the original elephant folio were issued, however. 

 Sixty-six of these were shown at the loan exhibit in March. It 

 is with great pleasure that the Museum is now able to offer to 

 its visitors four plates of this edition not previously exhibited. 



This is made possible through the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. 

 Henry S. Holmes who have, in addition to their former gifts, 

 presented the Museum with five framed plates of this series. 

 These plates represent the Fish Crow, Night Heron, Pigeon Hawk, 

 Ruby-throated Hummingbird, and White Headed Pigeon, the 

 last only having been represented in the loan collection. 



A word of correction is due in connection with a statement 

 made- concerning the picture presented to the Museum by Mrs. 

 Morris F. Tyler. This is not an original water-color painting 

 but' a hand-colored lithograph evidently lithographed from the 

 plates in the elephant folio of the Quadrupeds of North America. 

 It, however, bears no imprint as do the published plates of this 

 edition and is of quite superior workmanship. Below the plate is 

 written in pencil in Audubon's hand-writing, "Drawn from Life 

 by J. J. Audubon. Arctomys monax, Gmel. Maryland Marmot, 

 Ground Hog, Woodchuck," 



'BuLi.. Chas. Mus., VII, 1911, 38-39. >Ibid. 



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