The Morgan Library & Museum is pleased to present Walton Ford: Birds and Beasts of the Studio. Opening Friday, April 12, and on view through Oct. 6, the exhibition celebrates the 2019 gift from artist Walton Ford (b. 1960) to the Morgan of 63 studies and sketches, shown publicly for the first time. Ford is fascinated by the perception of wild animals in the human imagination, and his monumental watercolors subvert historical conventions of animal painting. This exhibition examines the artists working process, illuminating the role that historical, literary, cultural, and scientific research plays in his practice. Presented together with drawings of animals and birds selected by the artist from the Morgans holdings, this exhibition sheds new light on the museums collection from the perspective of a living artist. To learn more, visit www.themorgan.org.