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Wild flowers of North America : botanical illustrations by Mary Vaux Walcott / Pamela Henson.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Circulating Collection QK112 .H45 2022
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Henson, Pamela M., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Walcott, Mary Vaux, 1860-1940.
- Walcott, Mary Vaux.
- Wild flowers--North America--Pictorial works.
- Wild flowers.
- Women artists--United States--Biography.
- Women artists.
- Women naturalists--United States--Biography.
- Women naturalists.
- Botany--North America.
- Botany.
- Artists--United States--Biography.
- Artists.
- Naturalists--United States--Biography.
- Naturalists.
- Genre:
- Illustrated works.
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 319 pages : chiefly illustrations (chiefly color) ; 33 cm
- Other Title:
- Botanical illustrations by Mary Vaux Walcott
- Place of Publication:
- Munich : Prestel, [2022]
- Summary:
- "What does it take to paint a wildflower that blooms for a single day in a deep forest? For Mary Vaux Walcott, it involved spending up to seventeen hours a day out of doors with her paintbox to capture the shape, movement, and colors of delicate petals and leaves. Originally published in 1925 to enormous acclaim in five, oversized volumes, Walcott's sketches introduced the diversity and beauty of North American plants to the general public. A selection of some of the most stunning illustrations are now available in a single volume, these illustrations have lost none of their beauty or realism. Walcott's technique involved precise attention to detail, color, light, and perspective. Her art can also be appreciated as the work of a woman scientist battling the prejudices against her gender that were common in her day. She was an intrepid explorer, skilled mountaineer, and generous benefactor to the Smithsonian Institution at a time when women's accomplishments were often overlooked or misattributed. As inspirational and informative as they are a pleasure for the eyes, this bouquet of nature's fleeting gifts is a lasting treasure of botanic and scientific artistry"--Publisher's website.
- Contents:
- Mary Morris Vaux Walcott: finding adventure, beauty, and science in the far north / Pamela Henson
- Plates of the wild flowers of North America
- Index of plates with botanical names.
- Notes:
- Includes index of plates with botanical names.
- "Published in association with the Smithsonian Institution"--Publisher's website.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Garrison fund bookplate.
- ISBN:
- 9783791388892
- 3791388894
- OCLC:
- 1298936247
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