Ivory-billed Woodpecker, Campephilus Principalis
John James Audubon, Birds of America
(This is my favorite Audubon print, I hope it will be in the show!)
For my friends here in North Alabama and
surrounding states. I thought you might
like to know that……
John James Audubon comes to the Huntsville Museum of
Art! Well, not Audubon himself, but a
treasure trove of Audubon Aquatints from the Kathy & Michael Mouron
Collection.
24 aquatints from Audubon’s most famous work, The Birds of
America will be on display from Sunday, July 23rd until November 19th,
2017.
The Museum will be hosting a preview party on the evening of
July 22nd, an event I do not want to miss. Follow this link
to purchase tickets to the preview party.
I hope to see many of you there, if not at the preview party, make sure
you get to the museum before the show moves on.
If you have problems with the link above, here is the
actually address:
https://transactions.hsvmuseum.org/store/Activity.seam?commerceCampaignFormId=3291&categoryId=1&activityItemAggregatorId=288&cid=78962
HMA
Press Release:
Museum to present John James Audubon’s Birds of America from
the private collection of Kathy and Michael Mouron
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 13, 2017
CONTACT
Samantha Nielsen Director of Communications snielsen@hsvmuseum.org 256.535.4350
ext. 219
Huntsville, Ala. – The
Huntsville Museum of Art (HMA) is thrilled to announce the opening of the much
sought after exhibition, Birds
of America: Audubon Aquatints from the Kathy & Michael Mouron Collection, on Sunday, July 23rd. Birds of America will be on view at the Museum for general admission until November
19, 2017.
Birds of America presents
24 of the 435 prints comprising the best known works of 19th century American naturalist, John James Audubon (1785-1851). The
works on view in the exhibition at HMA are from the private collection of Kathy
and Michael Mouron of Birmingham, Alabama and are being shown publically in
this region for the first time.
“John
James Audubon’s life-sized watercolors of North American birds is widely
considered to be among the highest quality of wildlife illustrations,” said
Christopher Madkour, Executive Director of HMA. “We are thrilled to be hosting
this exhibition at the Museum and are grateful to the Mourons for sharing their
extraordinary collection of Audubon paintings with us.”
To
observe his subjects firsthand, Audubon traveled through much of the North
American continent and recorded the appearance of birds in a variety of media.
His intricately detailed illustrations are rich in observation and include song
birds, waterfowl and birds of prey which are represented as life-sized and in
their natural habitats.
The
Mourons were drawn to Audubon’s Birds
of America collection after first seeing a few
pieces soon after graduating from the University of Alabama. Forty years later,
Michael and Kathy spotted a piece from the collection through the open doors of
Arader Galleries in Philadelphia and quickly became friends with the gallery
owner, Mr. Graham Arader. After purchasing the “Wood Duck” aquatint in May
2013, the Mourons, with help from Mr. Arader, have now added thirty-three other
pieces to their own private Audubon collection.
“With
Graham’s careful guidance and counsel, I believe we have been able to secure
some absolutely fabulous pieces, rich in color and with full margins and some
with most interesting provenance,” said Michael Mouron. “Kathy and I are
excited to share our collection with the Huntsville community and look forward
to seeing Birds of America on display at the Huntsville Museum of Art.”
-More-
Huntsville
Museum of Art | 300 Church Street South | Huntsville, Alabama 35801 | hsvmuseum.org
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Seven
of the aquatints in the Mouron’s collection are currently on loan to the
University of Tennessee in honor of Michael’s father; however, most of the
other pieces will be included in the exhibition at HMA.
On
Saturday, July 22nd from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., the Museum
Board of Directors and Mayor and Mrs. Tommy Battle will host a Preview Party to
celebrate the opening of this exhibition. Guests will be able to view the
collection before it opens to the public, while enjoying a reception catered by
Chef Narvell and listening to live music by a string trio from the Huntsville
Symphony Orchestra.
Admission
to the Preview Party is $25 for Museum members and $45 for non-members. Tickets
are on-sale now and may be purchased online at www.hsvmuseum.org or by calling
256-535- 4350 ext. 208.
For
more information about the Birds
of America exhibit and to see what else is
happening at the Museum, visit www.hsvmuseum.org.
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