Audubon: The Early Drawings (2008)

Lecture & booksigning by Scott Edwards & Leslie Morris

Scott Edwards, Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and Curator of Ornithology in Harvard’s MCZ, and Leslie Morris, Curator of Modern Books and Manuscripts at Harvard’s Houghton Library, discussed the origin and scientific significance of John James Audubon’s early drawings. A selection of original Audubon drawings were on public exhibit during the lecture, courtesy of the Houghton Library and the Ernst Mayr Library at Harvard.