BOISE, ID.- John James Audubon (1785 – 1851) is known throughout the world for setting the standard against which all wildlife art is measured. He assured his place in art history by changing forever the way birds are illustrated. While replicating physical features with uncanny reality, he incorporated narrative elements and aesthetic touches that made the birds come alive in their natural environments and elevated the images to the status of fine art. The exhibition John James Audubon: American Artist and Naturalist will be on display at the Boise Art Museum through August 29, 2010 and features original Audubon paintings and drawings alongside 64 hand-colored engravings from the artist’s masterwork, The Birds of America folio. Printed between 1826 and 1838, these exquisite engravings belong to the art collection and document archives of the John James Audubon Museum and State Park in Henderson, Kentucky. The artworks ar