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Birds from My Homeland; with Notes from W. H. Hudson’s "Birds of La Plata"
Artist: Antonio Frasconi (American (born Uruguay), 1919 - 2013)
Publisher: Antonio Frasconi, [South Norwalk, Connecticut], 1958
Printer: Igal Roodenko, New York
Author: W. H. Hudson (British, 1841-1922)
Date: 1958
Dimensions:
Book: H: 8 1/4 in. (209 mm); W: 11 3/16 in. (284 mm); Depth: 7/16 in. (11 mm).
Page (untrimmed): H: 7 15/16 in. (202 mm); W: 10 15/16 in. (278 mm).
Medium: Original prints: 11 woodcuts with handcoloring by the artist (incl. title page), plus 3 woodcuts in black (incl. the front and back boards).
Text: letterpress (typeface: Bodoni).
Paper: Hosho handmade cream laid.
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Gift of Molly and Walter Bareiss
Object number: 1984.482
Label Text:In the foreword to this charming publication, artist Antonio Frasconi, who grew up in Uruguay along the La Plata River, writes of the childhood memory that inspired the book: “The Río de la Plata held a constant fascination for me and, particularly, I found a great deal of excitement in watching the migrations of hundreds of birds as they arrived or took leave of their sanctuary for warmer waters.”
William Henry Hudson was an Argentine-born ornithologist who published a two-volume handbook on the birds of La Plata in 1920. Frasconi used Hudson’s descriptions of the birds to accompany his colorful woodcuts.
William Henry Hudson was an Argentine-born ornithologist who published a two-volume handbook on the birds of La Plata in 1920. Frasconi used Hudson’s descriptions of the birds to accompany his colorful woodcuts.
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