These collected letters were written by Louis Agassiz Fuertes, one of the most well-known bird artists, to ornithologist and bird illustrator George Miksch Sutton when Sutton was still a boy struggling to learn the art of bird painting. Written between 1915 and 1927, the letters are filled with Fuertes' observations of bird behaviour, descriptions of his bird study and painting techniques, and advice on how to paint lifelike avian images and make one's way in the rapidly changing birding world-all at a time when birding was ...
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These collected letters were written by Louis Agassiz Fuertes, one of the most well-known bird artists, to ornithologist and bird illustrator George Miksch Sutton when Sutton was still a boy struggling to learn the art of bird painting. Written between 1915 and 1927, the letters are filled with Fuertes' observations of bird behaviour, descriptions of his bird study and painting techniques, and advice on how to paint lifelike avian images and make one's way in the rapidly changing birding world-all at a time when birding was becoming less an exclusive activity for scientists and more a popular hobby for the general public.
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Very Good+ in Very Good jacket. Cloth in DJ; 147pp; DJ slightly edgeworn & protected by mylar sleeve, boards square, clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG+/VG condition. Letters from Louis Agassiz Fuertes to George Miksch Sutton written between 1915 and 1927, with commentary by Sutton. Illustrated with facsimiles of pages from letters.
Add this copy of To a Young Bird Artist to cart. $84.47, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Stackpole Books.