Posted 6 years ago
MartiMoser
(6 items)
So here's the deal. I run up on this 1930s style "Plate 104" belonging to John J Audubon Birds of North America. Sort of. It is a gift from your insurance company or bank. In the words of Audubon inf.org "There are millions of these pictures & they are virtually worthless". I disagree. These were the arts of my grandma's walls during the depression & World War II. She had The Lord's Prayer circled in The 10 Commandments cut, folded with a crease so sharp made with her sharp little fingernails. The design was literally "Biblical". We fought over who would inherit it.
With that said, I love my Audubon owls I know it should read Plate #IV. Mine has Plate #4. So what? And I don't care if it came from the pawn shop calendar. When I got older I asked her why she cut the cheap pages from McCall's or Look magazines. Her answer was sweet, "Everybody deserves pretty things".
These Audubon birds are gorgeous, no matter if orig or repro the art is amazing, & lovely family story thanks for sharing