Buller’s Birds: The Art of Keulemans and Buchanan

Te Papa art exhibition showcasing exhibition prints of illustrations from New Zealand’s most famous books on native birds, opens at Kiwi North on March 7th 2023.
Running until May 14th 2023, Buller’s Birds: The Art of Keulemans and Buchanan displays exhibition prints of illustrations used in Walter Buller’s iconic 1873 book, A History of New Zealand Birds and its smaller spin-off, Manual of the Birds of New Zealand.
Buller’s Birds: The Art of Keulemans and Buchanan also showcases print reproductions of original hand-coloured lithographs by London-based renowned natural illustrator Johannes Keulemans from the rare first edition, as well as of drawings and engravings relating to the later publications by New Zealander John Buchanan.