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Botanical Illustration
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Celebrating Wildflowers Coloring Books 
 Offers coloring pages featuring plants and wild flowers from the northwestern United States and the Texas hill country. Drawings are indexed by scientific name and common name. Also includes an online gallery where children exhibit their work, information about the illustrators, a list of botanical coloring books, wildflower resources for teachers, and information about scientific names, common names, and noxious weeds. From the Plant Conservation Alliance. http://www.nps.gov/plants/color/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Arts and Humanities, Gardening, Literature & Books, Plants, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Mar 8, 2005 The Culture of Camellias: An Exhibition Chiefly from the Phelps Memorial Collection of Garden Books
This exhibition tells "how camellias were brought from the Far East in the early 1700s to Europe, and then to America, how they were identified and named, and...developed by 19th-century specialist growers. The exhibit includes some of the very earliest published depictions of the camellia, from as far back as 1702, as well as gorgeous handcolored copperplate engravings...." From the collections of the University of South Carolina Library. http://www.sc.edu/library/spcoll/nathist/camellia/camellia.html Topics: Arts and Humanities, Arts and Humanities, Literature & Books, Plants, Plants by Name, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Mar 6, 2002 Curtis Botanical Magazine
Here are over 1,000 illustrations (principal artist, Sansum S. Edwards) from this magazine which was published from 1787-1807. Included are plants from around the world, selected from the first twenty-six of a 164-volume set of books. Search by common name, species, or location. Each plant includes botanic information, a brief description, and location, as well as bibliographic information. From the National Agricultural Library (NAL). http://www.nal.usda.gov/curtis/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Gardening, Literature & Books, Plants, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Jun 10, 2003 Focus on Nature: Natural and Cultural History Illustration Exhibition
"Focus on Nature (FON) is a biennial exhibition of scientific, natural and cultural history. ... The central purpose of Focus on Nature is to highlight illustration as a way of communicating observations of scientists and artists." The website features images of award-winning illustrations of plants and animals back to 2002. From the New York State Museum. http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/exhibits/longterm/fon/ Topics: Art, Science Last updated Jun 19, 2008 Landscapes of China and the Southwest: Jeanne Russell Janish, Botanical Illustrator
Small exhibit of artwork painted and sketched during the travels of botanical illustrator Jeanne Russell Janish, during her travels between 1930-1953. Includes a biography of Janish, who "was the first woman graduate to earn an advanced degree in geology" from Stanford University, and who "produced some 11,500 illustrations for 32 major books and many shorter works in biology, geology, and botany." From the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, University Libraries. http://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/janish/ Topics: Artists, Notable People: Women, Plants Last updated Feb 27, 2008 Rare Books From the MBG (Missouri Botanical Garden) Library
Features over 100 digitized volumes from the MBG Library's Rare Book collection. The library's goal is "to digitize and preserve beautifully illustrated and botanically significant books." Includes nearly 300 illustrations from Hermann A. Kühler's "Medizinal-Pflanzen," published in 1887. Browse by title or author, or search by scientific or common name. From the Missouri Botanical Garden Library and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. http://www.illustratedgarden.org/mobot/rarebooks/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Arts and Humanities, Biology, Drugs & Medications by Type, Health, Health, Libraries & Archives by Type, Literature & Books, Medical Treatments & Devices, Plants, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts, Science, Science Last updated Oct 27, 2005 USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Find approximately 175 images of fruit watercolors from the collections of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Library. The "USDA established the Division of Pomology in 1886. ... An important focus of the division was to publish illustrated accounts of new varieties." Includes illustrations of apples, pears, berries, and other fruit varieties. Browsable. http://www.nal.usda.gov/speccoll/collectionsguide/mssindex/pomology/ Topics: Agriculture, Arts and Humanities, Crops, Literature & Books, Plants, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Apr 24, 2006 Women's Work: Portraits of 12 Scientific Illustrators From the 17th to the 21st Century
Essays about and images of the work of women scientific illustrators, along with background about printing techniques (such as intaglio and counterproof) and a bibliography. A joint project of the Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering, and Technology and the Missouri Botanical Garden Library. http://www.lindahall.org/events_exhib/exhibit/exhibits/womenswork/ Topics: Artists, Notable People: Women, Plants Last updated Jun 11, 2008 |
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