|
|
|
The Art of John L Ridgway
& Robert Ridgway
|
|
|
John Ridgway was chief
illustrator for the United States Geological Survey, the scientific
illustrator for the California Institute of Technology and the Carnegie
Institution. His works include oil paintings, pencil drawings, brush
drawings and pen and ink illustrations. |
|
Plates are displayed in up to 7 sizes, if resolution allows, from 430 and
440 pixels height (best for viewing), and increasing in 110 pixel
increments, up to 990 pixels in height or width (for 8 1/2" X 11" paper), to
provide some print size control for fitting into frames. Common and
species names caption the 430 pixel displays which are displayed by clicking
thumbnails. Printing Tips
|
|
|
Dr. Robert Ridgway, an ornithologist and curator
of birds at the Smithsonian Institution from 1874 until 1929, founded the
American Ornithologist's Union and wrote many books including a study of
North American birds and Birds of the Galapagos Archipelago and illustrated
many of his books with bird art. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
.jpg)
