The New York State Museum features “Birds of New York”
ALBANY, NY.- Birds of New York and the Paintings of
Louis Agassiz Fuertes opened at the New York State Museum, showcasing the
original watercolors painted a century ago by one of America’s foremost science
artists. The exhibition, in the Museum’s Crossroads Gallery,
will be open through September 6th. It features 40 of more than
100 paintings that Fuertes created to illustrate Birds of New York, a monumental
book that combined beautiful art and scientific scholarship. The first edition
of the book will be on display, along with a print portfolio and specimens from
the Museum’s ornithology collection.