Washington Irving, Audubon's Birds Of America
For my piece of art I chose to do a drawing about Washington Irving, Audubon’s birds of America, and Samuel Francis Smith’s “My Country ‘tis of thee”. The main theme of most of Washington Irving’s writings was that changes occur but traditions remain. In my picture on one side of the river I had Audubon’s birds and on the other I had a man celebrating. Since I based my entire drawing of that theme, Audubon’s birds showed what variety in wildlife America has but I also had the eagle in the corner of the drawing, not only representing the variety of wildlife Audubon expressed, but also the change that occurs and the traditions that remain the same. That tradition that I am talking about is how the eagle has always been there to represent freedom,
independence, and strength. On the other side of the river there is a man singing “My Country ‘tis of thee” under an explosion of fireworks. The reason he is singing that song is because it is a very patriotic song that makes lots of people happy to sing when they are celebrating an american holiday. The fireworks are also a tradition because of the fire in the sky in Battle of fort Mchenry in the early 1800s. I used the theme, change occurs but traditions remain, by expressing how Audubon’s birds of America, Washington Irving’s writings, and “My country ‘tis of thee” showed what America was really about.
independence, and strength. On the other side of the river there is a man singing “My Country ‘tis of thee” under an explosion of fireworks. The reason he is singing that song is because it is a very patriotic song that makes lots of people happy to sing when they are celebrating an american holiday. The fireworks are also a tradition because of the fire in the sky in Battle of fort Mchenry in the early 1800s. I used the theme, change occurs but traditions remain, by expressing how Audubon’s birds of America, Washington Irving’s writings, and “My country ‘tis of thee” showed what America was really about.