Georgetown Peabody Library

The Wall of birds, one planet, 243 families, 375 million years : an artistic journey, Jane Kim ; with Thayer Walker ; foreword by John W. Fitzpatrick

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The Wall of birds

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Jane Kim ; with Thayer Walker ; foreword by John W. Fitzpatrick

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-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, beautifully crafted narratives and intimate artistic reflections tell of the evolutionary forces that created birds' dazzling variety of forms and colors, and reveal powerful lessons about birds that are surprisingly relevant to contemporary human challenges. From the tiny five-inch Marvelous Spatuletail hummingbird to the monstrous thirty-foot Yutyrannus, The Wall of Birds is a visual feast, essential for bird enthusiasts, naturalists, and art lovers alike

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