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Matting and Framing
Reproduced by permission of the author - Ron Flynn Matting and Framing A Modern Guide to Archival Museum Quality Matting and Framing For Your Audubon Prints When hiring a frame shop to mat and frame your Audubon prints, the words "museum quality", "conservation" and "archival" will be terms you will hear often in connection with materials and techniques. You might naturally think that the term “museum quality” means better or a higher standard, and that “conservation” and “archival” mean longer lasting or preserving. Unfortunately, there are no agreed upon industry standards that define these terms, or guarantee the quality of...
Audubon History
Reproduced here by permission of The New-York Historical Society Introduction From the final years of the eighteenth century until the first half of the nineteenth century lived a man of nature by the name of John James Audubon. His life was filled with romance, hardship, idealism, persistence and an unusually strong sense of purpose. During his lifetime, Audubon took in the sights of places surrounding the Atlantic, Caribbean, France, United States and England. Although at times he suffered from adversity and disappointment, he was fortunate to obtain financial well-being, distinguished artistic achievement and public acclaim from both sides of the...
Audubon Timeline
April 26, 1785 John James Audubon is born to Captain Jean Audubon and his mistress Jeanne Rabine at Les Cayes, Haiti. He is given the name Jean Rabine. Six months after his birth, his mother dies. August 1788 Captain Jean Audubon takes his son to France where he and his wife, Anne Moynet, will raise him. March 1789 Jean Rabine is formally adopted by his father and wife and is given the name Jean-Jacques Fougere. 1796 At the age of eleven, young Audubon goes to Rochefort-sur-Mer for Naval Training. 1803 Audubon is sent to Pennsylvania in the United States by...
Authenticate Originals
AUTHENTICATE AUDUBON ORIGINALS How can one determine if a print is an authentic Audubon or not? Since the Audubon prints are in the public domain, and not copyrighted, many modern reproduction editions have, properly, reprinted the image with original publisher attributions (i.e. Engraved by...) toward the bottom of the image without mention of the new modern-day publisher. This leads some to think that they have an original, when very often, it is actually a very good reproduction. Without physically seeing your print, we cannot make an absolute determination. However, we are pleased to submit to you this checklist which will...
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