M. Bernard Loates Prints

M. Bernard Loates (born January 1, 1945) is a Canadian artist, lithographer, and publisher in the manner of the private press movement. The private press movement refers to a printing press or publishing method that is artistic based, with great attention to detail as opposed to commercially based. The proprietor controls all elements of the publication, from concept, to design, to the final execution. Loates is best known in the United States for his M. Bernard Loates Edition of John James Audubon, Birds of America.