April 22, through May 23, 2008
Art from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology Collection

The works of Maurice R. Bebb are on display in the Adelson Library. These works of art have never before been shown to the public.

Four Hand printed color etchings on paper

Belted Kingfisher 1954; Loon 1965; Gray Catbird 1966; Brown Thrasher 1968.

Two examples of his hand printed color etchings on fabric

Red-headed Woodpecker 1964; Yellowthroat 1952.

Due to copyright restrictions an example of Bebbs works cannot be posted to this web page.

March 15, through April 15, 2008
Art from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology Collection

On display in the Adelson Library were art works never before shown to the public. Louis Agassiz Fuertes Sunfish, Peregrine Falcons by Weick, Kingfisher by Donald Malick, and Bearded Manekin by William Dilger. Also on display was a commercially produced card set painted by Allan Brooks of 50 winter birds of the Northeastern United States. These items have been transferred to Kroch Rare and Manuscript Collections for proper, archival quality, housing.

January 15 through March 15, 2008 

Pre-Columbian Avian Imagery

On display at the Adelson Library was a collection of pre-Columbian Earthenware objects depicting bird images. Included in the exhibit were bowls, whistles, bottles, and jars created between the 12th century BC and 15th century AD by the peoples of Central and South America. These works represent just a small sample of a major gift to Cornell's Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, made in 2006 by Thomas Carroll, Ph.D., 1951.

Accompanying the art objects were specimens on loan from the Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates.  Allowing visitors the opportunity to compare the art object with the species depicted.  

The Pre-Columbian Avian Imagery on display at the Adelson Library will be a small selection of objects loaned from the upcoming exhibition at the Johnson Museum: A New World: Pre-Columbian Art from the Carroll Collection, opening March 29 and continuing through June 15.

In conjunction with a lecture presented by

John F. Scott, Professor Emeritus, Art & Art History, University of Florida

Thursday, April 3, 5:15 p.m.

Johnson Museum of Art

Cornell University

The lecture examined the two traditions of the Central and Northern Andes during Pre-Columbian times:  the naturalistic imagery of the coastal cultures from northern Peru to southern Colombia (often linked with Mesoamerica), and the geometric abstraction of the Andean highlands.

Held in conjunction with the exhibition

A New World: Pre-Columbian Art from Carroll Collection

On view March 29-June 15

Free  and Open to All

For more information about the Adelson Library or the exhibit please call (607)254-2165 or email adelson_lib@cornell.edu

Removed from display March 20, 2008

John James Audubon's Mocking Bird and the Swamp Sparrow attributed to Lucy Audubon his wife, both hand painted lithographs are framed and can be viewed up close at eye level. Originally published in the book Birds of America in 1827-38. These items, and others from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology art collection, are available for research purposes and may be viewed at the Kroch Library by appointment.

Currently on display in the Adelson Library

Original works on display

Cormorants Against Sunset an oil painting created in 1910 by Christian Midjo is on long term display in the library.

Three Audubon Society Bird Identification Posters created by Louis Agassiz Fuertes for the Massachusetts Audubon Society is on long term display in the library.

Audubon Chart no. 1, published in 1898 by the Massachusetts Audubon Society details Chimney Swift to Chipping Sparrow

Audubon Chart no. 2, published in 1900 by the Massachusetts Audubon Society, details Red-headed woodpecker to Vesper Sparrow.

Audubon Chart no. 3, published in 1912 by the Milton Bradley Company of Springfield Massachusetts was printed in Massachusetts by Louis Agassiz Fuertes for the Massachusetts Audubon Society. It details Northern Shrike to Red-breasted Nuthatch.

Available to View

Audubon’s Birds of America edited by Roger Tory Peterson & Virginia Marie Peterson, known as the Audubon Society baby elephant folio, this limited edition reproduction is a beautiful and valuable resource for understanding changes in ornithology and the perception of birds through time.