bloomberg.com popular Dec 08, 10 04:25 am — A copy of John James Audubon's early-19th-century illustrated Birds of America sold in London tonight for 7.3 million pounds, a record for any printed work.
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Dec 08, 10 05:54 am
Reply to Big_T:
If I were a bazillionaire, I would have so outbid that dude.
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Dec 08, 10 08:55 pm
Reply to Maude_Lynne:
John Audubon would kill the bird and then do artwork on them. I guess they couldn't get any birds that were good models .. so when they said hold still they didn't listen to well .. hence he killed the little critters.
Today his name and the Audubon society are linked with conservation .. back in the day though .. bang .. bang - things were different though,
John James Audubon and His Art
JOHN JAMES AUDUBON [1785 131851]
American Flamingo, 1838
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Dec 08, 10 09:37 pm
Reply to Big_T:
Nothing more fun than shootin' birds!
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Big_T
This is a case where a book in hand of birds is worth two in the bush and $11.5 million in the bank.