Rex Brasher

Rex Brasher (1869-1960)

A Connecticut wildlife artist who from 1928 to 1932 produced a limited edition set of books entitled The Birds and Trees of North America. The work was comprised of up to 867 prints after Brasher's original paintings, painted from 1895 to 1828 and covering 1200 species and subspecies of North American birds.

Unable to afford color printing, Brasher is credited with having done all of the handcoloring (using airbrush and stencil) of the black-and-white prints -- coloring about 90,000 prints in four years. Brasher's niece Marie took on the responsibility of the text while other family members helped with marketing and sales.

Rex Brasher

Rex Brasher (1869-1960)

A Connecticut wildlife artist who from 1928 to 1932 produced a limited edition set of books entitled The Birds and Trees of North America. The work was comprised of up to 867 prints after Brasher's original paintings, painted from 1895 to 1828 and covering 1200 species and subspecies of North American birds.

Unable to afford color printing, Brasher is credited with having done all of the handcoloring (using airbrush and stencil) of the black-and-white prints -- coloring about 90,000 prints in four years. Brasher's niece Marie took on the responsibility of the text while other family members helped with marketing and sales.