. Audubon . ornithologist. This sharp, vibrating response to the sight of a bird or the sound of itsvoice is a heritage as rare as it is priceless, and when in the fortunate individual ■Reprinted by permission from Natural History Bird - Lore possessing it we find also the talents of an artist, we have that exceptionalcombinati* n < f gifts which makes the true bird artist. The world has knownbut few men and no women of this type, and those who are interested watcheagerlj for the exhibition of gifts which mark their possessor as a man ofpromise in the field of bird art. During November, 192
. Audubon . ornithologist. This sharp, vibrating response to the sight of a bird or the sound of itsvoice is a heritage as rare as it is priceless, and when in the fortunate individual ■Reprinted by permission from Natural History Bird - Lore possessing it we find also the talents of an artist, we have that exceptionalcombinati* n < f gifts which makes the true bird artist. The world has knownbut few men and no women of this type, and those who are interested watcheagerlj for the exhibition of gifts which mark their possessor as a man ofpromise in the field of bird art. During November, 1920, there was held at the Congressional Library inWashington an exhibit of bird paintings at which twenty-four artists wererepresented. Among the pictures shown were several by Mr. CourtenayBrandreth, of Ossining, New York. Mr-. Brandreths name is new among birdartists, but his pictures aroused such favorable comment that he was subse-quently invited to exhibit his work in the American Museum. About twenty-. PORTRAIT OF A LEAST SANDPIPER Ideal treatment of bird drawing tor purposes of scientific illustrati in five I his paintings were therefore shown in the forestry hall of the museumin December. 1020, several of which are herewith reproduced. Black-and-white reproduction unfortunately gives no indication of skill as a colorist, but does do justice to his draftsmanship, in theexcellence of which the most exacting technical ornithologist would bear wit-ness. Mr. Brandreths success in poitraying form, pose, ind expression is dueto his natural gills, to genuine love of birds which sends him to nature foi hissubje* is. ami iii a 1 ourse l study under is Agas-i/. Fuertes, master painteri bird portraits. l niib are his birds correct in form, but also in feather. To the land-siapisi who introduces an alleged Eagle or (lull into his painting for purelyartisiii purposes it is quite immaterial whether his figure has live or ten pri-maries; nevertheless, the same man w
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