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The wall of birds : one planet, 243 families, 375 million years : an artistic journey /

A celebration of the diversity and evolution of birds, as depicted in the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's magnificent 2,500-square-foot Wall of Birds mural by artist Jane Kim. Part homage, part artistic and sociological journey, The Wall of Birds tells the story of birds' remarkable 375-milli...

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Main Authors: Kim, Jane, 1981
Corporate Authors: Cornell University. Laboratory of Ornithology
Group Author: Walker, Thayer; Fitzpatrick, John W
Published: Harper Design, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers ; The Cornell Lab of Ornithology,
Publisher Address: New York, NY : [Ithaca, NY] :
Publication Dates: 2018.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Kim, Jane, > 1981- > Wall of birds
Cornell University. > Laboratory of Ornithology
Mural painting and decoration, American > New York State > Ithaca
Ornithological illustration
Evolution Biology in art
Birds in art
Birds > Pictorial works
Birds > Evolution
Summary: A celebration of the diversity and evolution of birds, as depicted in the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's magnificent 2,500-square-foot Wall of Birds mural by artist Jane Kim. Part homage, part artistic and sociological journey, The Wall of Birds tells the story of birds' remarkable 375-million-year evolution. With a foreword by John W. Fitzpatrick, director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and full of lush photographs of gorgeous life-size birds painted in exacting detail, The Wall of Birds lets readers explore these amazing creatures family by family and continent by continent. Throughout,
Item Description: Includes gatefold at back endpages, with illustrations and maps.
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology's location taken from its website.
Carrier Form: 223 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 27 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (page 220).
ISBN: 9780062687869
0062687867
Index Number: ND237
CLC: Q959.7
J231(712)
Call Number: J231(712)/K493
Contents: Foreword / by John W. Fitzpatrick -- Introduction / by Jane Kim -- Australasia : prima avis -- Africa : the focal point -- Europe & Asia : finding balance -- Antarctica & the oceans : the Olympians -- Evolution : the first steps -- The Neotropics : a beautiful quandary -- North America : the American dream -- List of birds -- About the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

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