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John James Audubon��s (1785-1851) watercolors and his double elephant folio The Birds of America (1827��38) are recognized as major accomplishments in American art. Both a naturalist and artist, Audubon painted directly from his observations in the wild. ��I never for a day gave up listening to the songs of our birds, or watching their peculiar habits, or delineating them in the best way I could,�� he once said. The New-York Historical Society��s Audubon collection is the largest single repository of Auduboniana in the world.
Inspired by Audubon��s engraving of Anna��s Hummingbirds, this delightful vase captures the playful nature and ceaseless energy of these diminutive birds.