American ornithologist, illustrator and artist Louis Agassiz Fuertes (1874-1927) (441 works)

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Louis Agassiz Fuertes (February 7, 1874, Ithaca, New York – August 22, 1927, Unadilla) was an American ornithologist, illustrator, and artist. He set new standards in ornithological art and is considered one of the most prolific American bird artists since John James Audubon. He produced thousands of paintings and sketches of birds, based on natural studies and details of fresh specimens, which illustrate a range of ornithological works. He died in a car accident near New York, shortly after returning from an expedition to Abyssinia. Its name is immortalized by the species described by Frank Chapman as Icterus fuertesi, although it is now considered a subspecies of the garden oriole. He influenced several other wildlife artists after him, in addition to mentoring George Mix Sutton. In 1947, the Wilson Ornithological Society established an award in his memory.