Catalogue of the Botanical Art Collection at the Hunt Institute
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Accession Number: 1496
Artist Name: McEwen, Roderick (Rory)
Life Span: (1932-1982)
Nationality: Scotland
Gender: Male
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Copyright: Rights held by Rory McEwen Limited.
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Title: Dianthus caryophyllus var. Queen of Sheba
Taxon:
Dianthus carophyllus Linnaeus ‘Queen of Sheba,’ Caryophyllaceae
Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: vellum
Dimensions (cm): 52 x 36.5
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Date of Execution: 1962
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Signature: Rory McEwen (b.l.)
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Notes: “Reverse- TL (4 lines in pencil) “Alwoods Carnation, ‘Queen of Sheba’/Started Oct. 23rd 1962 London/Finished Dec 3rd 1962 New York/Painted for Hunt Botanical Library, Pittsburgh”
HIBD Exhibitions: Contemporary Botanical Art and Illustration [1st International] (1964)
HIBD Publications: Lawrence, G. H. M., comp. 1964. Catalogue of an Exhibition of Contemporary Botanical Art and Illustration [1st International]. Pittsburgh: Hunt Botanical Library.
Accession Number: 1497
Artist Name: McEwen, Roderick (Rory)
Life Span: (1932-1982)
Nationality: Scotland
Gender: Male
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Title: Tulipa clusiana var. chrysantha (yellow and red) N.W. India; T. c. var. stellata (pink) Afghanistan
Taxon:
Tulipa clusiana Redouté var. chrysantha Sealy, Tulipa clusiana Redouté var. stellata Regel, Liliaceae
Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: vellum
Dimensions (cm): 48.8 x 36.7
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Date of Execution: 1962
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Notes: “Reverse- TL (6 lines, in pencil) “Started May 13th 1962 Finished Oct 24th 1962/Cambridge Botanical Garden/Tulipa clusiana/Var Chrysantha (yellow & red) N. to India/Var steallata (pink) Afghanistan/Painted for Hunt Botanical Library, Pittsburgh PA”
HIBD Exhibitions: Contemporary Botanical Art and Illustration [1st International] (1964)
HIBD Publications: Lawrence, G. H. M., comp. 1964. Catalogue of an Exhibition of Contemporary Botanical Art and Illustration [1st International]. Pittsburgh: Hunt Botanical Library.
Accession Number: 5507
Artist Name: McEwen, Roderick (Rory)
Life Span: (1932-1982)
Nationality: Scotland
Gender: Male
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Copyright: Rights held by Rory McEwen Limited.
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Title:
Taxon:
Allium Linnaeus, Alliaceae
Description:
Medium: etching
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 50 x 36
Image Size: 26.5 x 18
Edition: 20/50
Date of Execution: 1972
Place of Execution:
Signature: Rory McEwen (b.r.)
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Printmaker: Roderick (Rory) McEwen
Notes:
HIBD Exhibitions: 4th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration (1977)
HIBD Publications: Secrest, S. W. and N. A. Howard, comp. 1977. Catalogue [of the] 4th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration. Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. P. 76.
Accession Number: 5508
Artist Name: McEwen, Roderick (Rory)
Life Span: (1932-1982)
Nationality: Scotland
Gender: Male
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Copyright: Rights held by Rory McEwen Limited.
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Title:
Taxon:
Cynara Linnaeus, Asteraceae alt. Compositae
Description:
Medium: etching
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 55 x 44.5
Image Size: 42.5 x 34
Edition: 20/50
Date of Execution: 1972
Place of Execution:
Signature: Rory McEwen (b.r.)
Published:
Printmaker: Roderick (Rory) McEwen
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HIBD Exhibitions: Dangerous Beauty: Thorns, Spines and Prickles, 2014
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Accession Number: 5509
Artist Name: McEwen, Roderick (Rory)
Life Span: (1932-1982)
Nationality: Scotland
Gender: Male
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Copyright: Rights held by Rory McEwen Limited.
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Title:
Taxon:
Punica Linnaeus, Punicaceae
Description: Pomegranate flower, fruit, seeds and cross section
Medium: etching
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 47 x 58
Image Size: 34 x 42.5
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Date of Execution: 1972
Place of Execution:
Signature: Rory McEwen (b.r.)
Published:
Printmaker: Roderick (Rory) McEwen
Notes:
HIBD Exhibitions: 4th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration (1977)
HIBD Publications: Secrest, S. W. and N. A. Howard, comp. 1977. Catalogue [of the] 4th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration. Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. P. 76.
Accession Number: 7536
Artist Name: McEwen, Roderick (Rory)
Life Span: (1932-1982)
Nationality: Scotland and England
Gender: Male
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Title:
Taxon:
Tulipa, Liliaceae
Description:
Medium: aquatint, etching, hand-finished
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 24 x 24
Image Size: 12.5 x 12.5
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Date of Execution: 1978
Place of Execution:
Signature: Rory Mc Ewen (b.r.)
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