Some Things Old, Some Things Borrowed, but Most Things New (February 13 through April 5, 2009) is the final exhibition in a five-part annual Audubon series mounted by the New-York Historical Society, the largest single repository of Audubon objects (Auduboniana) in the world. This final show examines Audubon’s connections to his predecessors, alongside his radical innovations, illuminating his major contributions to the history of ornithological illustration and to the development of watercolor as a sophisticated medium.

Due to their sensitivity to light, each of the original Audubon watercolors in this show can be exhibited for only a brief period every 10 years. After the exhibition closes, these watercolors will return to storage for at least 10 years. Go now, while you still have a chance to see them!