Snowy Owls
Another important addition to the collection is a double elephant folio edition of 103 prints by artist and naturalist John James Audubon, from his illustrated publication Birds of America, 1826 – 1838. This gift is from the Richard B. Anderson Family Foundation.
John James Audubon, Snowy Owl, 1826 – 1838. Hand-colored engraving with aquatint and etching on paper. Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art. Gift of the Richard B. Anderson Family Foundation. Image courtesy of the John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove in Audubon, Pennsylvania, and the Montgomery County Audubon Collection. All other photos of artwork by Peter Paul Geoffrion.