Exhibitions

Mr. Audobon and Mr. Bien: Birds of America, 1858-60

July 1, 1975 – October 31, 1975

National Museum of American History
1300 Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC

Hall of Printing and Graphic Arts

See on Map Floor Plan

See John James Audobon's Birds of America illustrations, transferred from the French engravings by American lithographer, Julius Bien. The chromolithographs popularized Audobon's work and established a landmark in the history of American color printing.