Great Blue Heron - Henderson, KY - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

"Great Blue Heron" is a sculpture based off of a painting by the great John Audubon. The sculpture was made in 2002 by Raymond Graf.

John James Audubon was a painter and businessman that moved to Henderson, KY in 1810. While there, he continued his study and paintings of birds. He was one of the first painters that put true motion into his paintings of wildlife. To do this, he had to use his hunting skills and he would kill the wildlife that he would later paint. He would position the dead birds in such a way to match the movement that he witness with the birds.

That movement is evident this sculpture with is a copy of Audubon's painting called "Great Blue Heron" which was plate #211 in "Birds of America", the famous book of watercolor paintings of Audubon.

This is one of 9 sculptures in the town that commemorates the works of Audubon.

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Great Blue Heron Figure Type: Animal Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Raymond Graf Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 2002 Materials used: Bronze Location: Henderson Municipal Center

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