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John James Audubon, (sculpture). Artist:  Schwartz, Elliot, sculptor. Schwartz, Ivan, 1951- , sculptor. Studio EIS, founder. Title:  John James Audubon, (sculpture). Dates:  1988. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Statue: bronze; Foundation; metal. Dimensions:  Statue: approx. 63 x 30 x 43 in.; Foundation: approx. 1/2 x 35 x 49 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  A figure of John James Audubon, dressed in a shirt, long coat with fur collar, buttoned vest, trousers, and boots, stands with his proper left foot on a tree stump. He holds drawing papers in his proper left hand which rest on his proper left knee. His proper right hand is extended over paper as though sketching. Sketches of birds appear on the paper. The statue rests on a low square foundation. Subject:  Portrait male -- Audubon, John James -- Full length Occupation -- Science -- Ornithologist Occupation -- Science -- Naturalist Occupation -- Art -- Painter Object -- Art Object -- Sketchbook Landscape -- Tree Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Covington Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Covington, Parks and Recreation, 7th & Madison, Covington, Kentucky 41011 Located Riverside Drive & Shelby Street, Covington, Kentucky Remarks:  James John Audubon, 1785-1851, came to the northern Kentucky area in 1819 and made many drawings in the Covington, Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio area. It was during his time in the area that he became a professional artist. While in Cincinnati, he worked for a time at the Western Museum, which later became the Cincinnati Natural History Museum. He left Cincinnati, Ohio in October of 1829 and began his project of recording the birds of North America. IAS files contain transcription of nearby plaque. For a related article see: Kentucky Post, April 6, 1988, pg. 1KK, 2KK. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kentucky survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS KY000116   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture KY000116 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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