AUDUBON SCHOLAR TO TALK & SIGN HIS NEW BOOK

Visiting Audubon scholar Daniel Patterson will present a talk Thursday evening, June 23 at the Mass Audubon Visual Arts Center entitled “Was Audubon a Conservationist? Evidence for a New View.”

 John James Audubon has been represented both as a visionary proto-environmentalist and as a murderous sport killer. The organization that shares his name invites you to join us for a talk by Daniel Patterson, author of the newly released John James Audubon’s Journal of 1826.  Mr. Patterson, a professor of English at Central Michigan University, has researched some recently recovered Audubon manuscripts showing a more accurate understanding of what Audubon was thinking when he shot an animal, or when he cared for and released a bird he had wounded. In addition to the discussion, some original Audubon art from Mass Audubon’s collection will be on view, including the elephant folio engravings of the Snowy Egret, the Black-billed Cuckoo, and the Brant Goose (along with the copper plate it was printed from), and a letter in Audubon’s hand from his stay in Boston in 1833.  Admission is $7 for Mass Audubon members and $9 for non-members and may be paid at the door.

Mr. Patterson will sign copies of his book John James Audubon’s Journal of 1826, which retails for $50.  Mass Audubon members will receive a 10% discount on this price.  Orders may be placed for additional copies to be signed and shipped at the event, or by emailing slee@massaudubon.org.