John james Audubon

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John James Audobon

1785-04-26 00:00:00

Birth Date

John James Audubon was born in Las Cayes, Saint Domingue.

1803-01-01 00:00:00

John James Audubon moves to America

c.To avoid having to join Napoleons army, John James Audubon left France and came to America.

1804-01-01 00:00:00

1804

c. John James Audobon first begins painting birds. He would use wires to pose dead birds as if they were alive.

1807-01-01 00:00:00

First Attemt at business

c. Autobon sets up a general store in Louisville, KY.

1812-01-01 00:00:00

War of 1812

c. The war of 1812 was a military war between America and the United Kingdom. This war prevents Audubon from moving his business to New Orleans.

1812-01-01 01:06:52

1812

c. Durig Audobonds visit to On Audubons visit to Philadelphia, congress declared war on Great Britain, Audubon was forced to give up French citizenship, and is made an American citizen.

1819-01-01 00:00:00

Panic of 1819

c. the Panic of 1819 was a financial crisis. John James Audubon along with many other Americans, found himself in debt.

1819-01-01 00:00:00

John James Audubon's business career ends.

c. John James is held in jail for debt, but is released when he files for bankruptcy, Audubon and his family loose all possessions.

1820-01-01 00:00:00

Birds of America

c. Audobon takes on the challenge of painting life size images of all the birds in america.

1820-01-01 00:00:00

Religious Movement

c. At the time Audobon was Catholic and Transcendentalist. Transcendentalist, was a religious/ Philosophical movement going on at the time, that John James Audubon took part of.

1821-01-01 00:00:00

New Orleans

c. Audubon arrives in New Orleans where he begins portrait pianting.

1823-01-01 00:00:00

1823

C. John James Audubon learns new oil painting techniques from Thomas Cole, who painted American history, and John Steen.

1824-01-01 00:00:00

Philedelphia

c. Audubon goes to Philadelphia in search of a publisher for his book The Birds Of America. Audubon is not successful in fining a publisher.

1827-01-01 00:00:00

Publishing of The Birds Of America

c.John James Audubon goes to England in hopes to publish his book, the Birds of America.

1830-01-01 00:00:00

President Andrew Jackson

c. Audobon dines swith president Andrew Jackson at the White House.

1838-01-01 00:00:00

Completion of The Birds of America

c. John James Audubon completes the fourth and final volume of his book The Birds of America.

1839-01-01 00:00:00

1839

c. Audobon permanently leaves England and settles in Ney York, where he begins planning his next major project, The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America.