Audubon
John James Audubon (1785 – 1851) was a natural history illustrator, renowned for his work The Birds of America. The University holds several artworks, which he gave to the Rathbone family, prominent Liverpool merchants, while staying with them to gather subscribers to fund work. They are now on display in the Victoria Gallery & Museum.
Like many artistic and philanthropic endeavours in this period, Audubon's work dependent in part on funds raised, directly or indirectly, through the transatlantic slave trade. Audubon owned enslaved people himself at some periods in his life. His work is just one example of the way advancements in science and the arts depended on exploitation of enslaved peoples, and we are presenting it here in this context.
Please see here for a brief overview of the environment in Liverpool. Work to identify the links between the University and the transatlantic slave trade is ongoing and this page will continue to be updated to reflect this.
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