John Taylor, 'Egret,' (2019). Birds through Art HistoryMathurin-Jacques Brisson (French, 1723– 1806), author; François-Nicolas Martinet (French, 1731–about ... [+] 1804), artist, Plate 16 from Ornithologie (Ornithology) , Volume 1, 1760. Across the country, the Tucson Museum of Art also takes the long view on artistic representation of birds with its exhibition, “For the Birds: Avian Works on Paper from the Permanent Collection,” through August 1. The show mines the Museum’s permanent collection for images featuring birds completed over the past two centuries. The Ogden Museum of Southern Art In New Orleans presents “The Guardian of the Wetlands: Works by John Taylor,” through May 30.

Source: Forbes May 10, 2021 23:37 UTC