George Miksch Sutton (May 16, 1898, Bethany, Nebraska – December 7, 1982) was an American ornithologist and bird artist. He published numerous technical papers in ornithology as well as more popular works illustrated with his own art. His early artistic work was inspired and tutored by Louis Agassiz Fuertes. In 1931, he was the first ornithologist to find the eggs of the Harris's sparrow, one of the last North American birds to have its nest and eggs described.[1] In 1935, he was part of the team of Arthur Augustus Allen during an expedition to the Singer Tract in Louisiana to make sketches of ivory-billed woodpecker.[2] He did extensive field work in the Arctic (including Iceland), Oklahoma, Labrador, and Mexico. He received his doctorate from Cornell University and held academic posts at the University of Michigan and the University of Oklahoma, Norman.[3] The George M. Sutton Avian Research Center in Bartlesville, Oklahoma was named after him.[4]
George M. Sutton in 1972
Bibliographyedit
His book-length works include:
Mexican Birds: First Impressions (1951)
Iceland Summer (1961)
Oklahoma Birds (1967)
High Arctic (1971)
At a Bend in a Mexican River (1972)
Portraits of Mexican Birds (1975)
Fifty Common Birds of Oklahoma (1977)
To a Young Bird Artist (1979)
Books illustrated by Sutton include:
American Bird Biographies (1934); author – Arthur A. Allen, PhD; publisher – Comstock Publishing Company, Inc.; detail – 10 color plates and 10 wash drawings
The Golden Plover and Other Birds (1939); author – Arthur A. Allen, PhD; publisher – Comstock Publishing Company, Inc.; detail – 7 color plates
Birds of Western Pennsylvania (1940); author - W. E. Clyde Todd; publisher - University of Pittsburgh Press; detail - 23 color plates showing 81 species, and 60 pen-and-ink drawings.
He also drew the burrowing owl that is now used as the logo for the Nebraska Ornithologists' Union.[5]
Referencesedit
^Semple, John Bonner; Sutton, George Miksch (1932). "Nesting of Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) at Churchill, Manitoba". The Auk. 49 (2): 166–183. doi:10.2307/4077028.
george, miksch, sutton, 1898, bethany, nebraska, december, 1982, american, ornithologist, bird, artist, published, numerous, technical, papers, ornithology, well, more, popular, works, illustrated, with, early, artistic, work, inspired, tutored, louis, agassiz. George Miksch Sutton May 16 1898 Bethany Nebraska December 7 1982 was an American ornithologist and bird artist He published numerous technical papers in ornithology as well as more popular works illustrated with his own art His early artistic work was inspired and tutored by Louis Agassiz Fuertes In 1931 he was the first ornithologist to find the eggs of the Harris s sparrow one of the last North American birds to have its nest and eggs described 1 In 1935 he was part of the team of Arthur Augustus Allen during an expedition to the Singer Tract in Louisiana to make sketches of ivory billed woodpecker 2 He did extensive field work in the Arctic including Iceland Oklahoma Labrador and Mexico He received his doctorate from Cornell University and held academic posts at the University of Michigan and the University of Oklahoma Norman 3 The George M Sutton Avian Research Center in Bartlesville Oklahoma was named after him 4 George M Sutton in 1972Bibliography editHis book length works include Mexican Birds First Impressions 1951 Iceland Summer 1961 Oklahoma Birds 1967 High Arctic 1971 At a Bend in a Mexican River 1972 Portraits of Mexican Birds 1975 Fifty Common Birds of Oklahoma 1977 To a Young Bird Artist 1979 Books illustrated by Sutton include American Bird Biographies 1934 author Arthur A Allen PhD publisher Comstock Publishing Company Inc detail 10 color plates and 10 wash drawings The Golden Plover and Other Birds 1939 author Arthur A Allen PhD publisher Comstock Publishing Company Inc detail 7 color plates Birds of Western Pennsylvania 1940 author W E Clyde Todd publisher University of Pittsburgh Press detail 23 color plates showing 81 species and 60 pen and ink drawings He also drew the burrowing owl that is now used as the logo for the Nebraska Ornithologists Union 5 References edit Semple John Bonner Sutton George Miksch 1932 Nesting of Harris s Sparrow Zonotrichia querula at Churchill Manitoba The Auk 49 2 166 183 doi 10 2307 4077028 https training fws gov history images IvoryBillPamphlet1 jpg bare URL image file Pettingill Olin Sewall 1984 01 01 In Memoriam George Miksch Sutton The Auk 101 1 146 152 doi 10 1093 auk 101 1 146 ISSN 0004 8038 The Life of George Miksch Sutton www suttoncenter org Retrieved 19 July 2020 Nebraska Ornithologists Union About the NOU noubirds org Retrieved 18 December 2023 External links editGeorge Miksch Sutton Avian Research Center Bartlesville Oklahoma George Miksch Sutton Artist Scientist and Teacher By Jerome A Jackson biography published in 2007 Works by George Miksch Sutton at LibriVox public domain audiobooks nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about an American ornithologist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about an artist from the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Oklahoma related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Miksch Sutton amp oldid 1219685423, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
