[Tweeters] Museum exhibition

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At the Washington State History Museum, Tacoma

AVIS MARVELOUS: Ornithology on the Western Frontier, 1776-1896 
October 7, 2023–March 3, 2024

During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, as Europeans and American explorers were documenting the natural history of the Western Hemisphere, avian artists created assemblages of their bird art for distribution. From their original artworks, prints were produced and disseminated to audiences that could 

AVIS MARVELOUS, curated by Lee Silliman, features over 50 historic engravings that provide a glimpse into the documentation and art produced about birds in the North American West during this era. These images are juxtaposed with their historic context, information about various species pictured, and a discussion on the status of several of these species today.  
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