Catalogue of the Botanical Art Collection at the Hunt Institute
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Accession Number: 7776.14
Artist Name: Miller Aronson, Grambs
Life Span: (1916-2010)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Lilium, Liliaceae
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Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 36 x 24
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Accession Number: 7776.15
Artist Name: Miller Aronson, Grambs
Life Span: (1916-2010)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Prunus, Rosaceae
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Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 26.5
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Place of Execution: Menemsha
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Accession Number: 7776.16
Artist Name: Miller Aronson, Grambs
Life Span: (1916-2010)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Title: "Thirteen rock plants, as easy to grow as they are beautiful, appear in characteristic growth. (They are included, according to their needs for soil, light and moisture, in check lists above.) 1. Cyclamen (C. orbiculatum). 2. Columbine (A. caerulea). 3. Sundrop (Oenothera missouriensis). 4. Scotch bluebells (Campanula rotundifolia). 5. Allium (A. moly). 6. Crested iris (I. cristata). 7. Walking fern (Camptosorus rhizophyllus). 8. Christmas fern (Polystichum acrostichoides). 9. Stonecrops (Sedum sieboldii). 10. Cranesbill (Geranium sanguineum). 11. Primrose (Primula auricula). 12. Birds-foot violet (Viola pedata). 13. Lithospermum (L. diffusum)."
Taxon:
Allium, Liliaceae
Aquilegia, Ranunculaceae
Campanula, Campanulaceae
Camptosorus rhizophyllus (L.) Link, Pteridophyta, Aspleniaceae
Cyclamen, Primulaceae
Geranium, Geraniaceae
iris, Iridaceae
Lithospermum, Boraginaceae
Oenothera, Onagraceae
Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott, Pteridophyta, Aspidiaceae
Primula, Primulaceae
Sedum, Crassulaceae
Viola, Violaceae
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Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35 x 25
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Date of Execution: 1963
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Signature: Grambs (b.r.)
Published: for Miller. "Rocks guide: The choice of plants for your rock garden." House and Garden. Mar. 1963. P. 149.
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Accession Number: 7776.17
Artist Name: Miller Aronson, Grambs
Life Span: (1916-2010)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Title: "Magnolia acuminata, Cucumber Tree"
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Magnolia, Magnoliaceae
Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 25.5 x 36
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Accession Number: 7776.18
Artist Name: Miller Aronson, Grambs
Life Span: (1916-2010)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Description: various plants including lily-of-the-valley
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 38.5 x 28
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Accession Number: 7776.19
Artist Name: Miller Aronson, Grambs
Life Span: (1916-2010)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Lonicera, Caprifoliaceae
Rosa, Rosaceae
Description:
Medium: watercolor, pencil
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 28.5 x 39
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Accession Number: 7776.20
Artist Name: Miller Aronson, Grambs
Life Span: (1916-2010)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Asclepias, Asclepiadaceae
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Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 39 x 29.5
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Notes: sketch of owl and various plants on reverse
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Accession Number: 7776.21
Artist Name: Miller Aronson, Grambs
Life Span: (1916-2010)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Pteridophyta
Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 31 x 39.5
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Accession Number: 7776.22
Artist Name: Miller Aronson, Grambs
Life Span: (1916-2010)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Taxon:
Dicotyledoneae
Description:
Medium: watercolor, pencil
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 39.5 x 31
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Accession Number: 7776.23
Artist Name: Miller Aronson, Grambs
Life Span: (1916-2010)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Aquilegia, Ranunculaceae
Lilium, Liliaceae
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Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 40 x 29
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Accession Number: 7776.24
Artist Name: Miller Aronson, Grambs
Life Span: (1916-2010)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Dicotyledoneae
Description: with sketch of Celastrus? in background
Medium: watercolor, pencil
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 28 x 41
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Accession Number: 7776.25
Artist Name: Miller Aronson, Grambs
Life Span: (1916-2010)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Title: "Garlic Chives, Chicory"
Taxon:
Allium, Liliaceae
Cichorium, Asteraceae alt. Compositae
Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 41.5 x 28
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Date of Execution: 1976
Place of Execution: Menemsha
Signature: Grambs (b.r.)
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Accession Number: 7776.26
Artist Name: Miller Aronson, Grambs
Life Span: (1916-2010)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Iris, Iridaceae
Description: bud
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 41 x 29
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Accession Number: 7776.27
Artist Name: Miller Aronson, Grambs
Life Span: (1916-2010)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Corylus, Betulaceae
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Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 40.5 x 31
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Accession Number: 7776.28
Artist Name: Miller Aronson, Grambs
Life Span: (1916-2010)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Rosa, Rosaceae
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Medium: watercolor
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Dimensions (cm): 41 x 29.5
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Accession Number: 7776.29
Artist Name: Miller Aronson, Grambs
Life Span: (1916-2010)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Asclepias, Asclepiadaceae
Description: in sketch of vase
Medium: watercolor, pencil
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 45.5 x 30.5
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Accession Number: 7776.30
Artist Name: Miller Aronson, Grambs
Life Span: (1916-2010)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Dicotyledoneae
Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 50.5 x 31
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Accession Number: 7776.31
Artist Name: Miller Aronson, Grambs
Life Span: (1916-2010)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Dicotyledoneae
Description: in pitcher
Medium: silverpoint with wash
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 22.5 x 30
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Accession Number: 7777.1
Artist Name: McVaugh, Rogers
Life Span: (1909-2009)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Title: Plate 5. Fig. 1. Ophioglossum vulgatum L.; Fig. 2. "Botrychium angustisegmentum (P. & M.) Fern.; Fig. 3. B. matricariaefolium A. Br.; Fig. 4. B. virginianum (L.) Sw.; Fig. 5. B. silaifolium Presl; Fig. 6. B. simplex Hitchc.; Fig. 7. Osmunda regalis L. var. spectabilis (Willd.) A. Gray; Fig. 8. O. cinnamomea L.; Fig. 9. Schizaea pusilla Pursh; Fig. 10. Lygodium palmatum (Bernh.) Sw."
Taxon:
Botrychium lunaria (L.) Sw., Pteridophyta, Ophioglossaceae
Botrychium matricariaefolium A. Br., Pteridophyta, Ophioglossaceae
Botrychium silaifolium Presl, Pteridophyta, Ophioglossaceae
Botrychium simplex Hitchc., Pteridophyta, Ophioglossaceae
Botrychium virginianum (L.) Sw., Pteridophyta, Ophioglossaceae
Lygodium palmatum (Bernh.) Sw., Pteridophyta, Lygodiaceae
Ophioglossum cinnamomea L., Pteridophyta, Osmundaceae
Ophioglossum vulgatum L., Pteridophyta, Ophioglossaceae
Osmunda regalis L. var. spectabilis (Willd.) A. Gray, Pteridophyta, Osmundaceae
Schizaea pusilla Pursh, Pteridophyta, Schizaeaceae
Description: fern spores
Medium: ink
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 29 x 21
Image Size: 27.5 x 17.5
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Date of Execution: ca. 1935
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Published: for McVaugh, "Studies on the Spores of some Northeastern Ferns." Amer. Fern J. 25(3). 1935. Pl. 1.
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HIBD Exhibitions: What We Collect: Recent Art Acquisitions, 2007–2012 (2013)
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Accession Number: 7777.2
Artist Name: McVaugh, Rogers
Life Span: (1909-2009)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Title: "Plate 6. Fig. 11. Pellaea atropurpurea (L.) Link.; Fig. 12. Cheilanthes lanosa (Mx.) Watt; Fig. 13. Cryptogramma stelleri (S. G. Bmel.) Prantl; Fig. 14. Pteridium latiusculum (Desv.) Hieron.; Fig. 15. Polypodium virginianum L.; Fig. 16. Cystopteris bulbifera (L.) Bernh.; Fig. 17. Adiantum pedatum L.; Fig. 18. Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Mx.) Moore."
Taxon:
Adiantum pedatum L.Cheilanthes lanosa (Mx.) Watt, Pteridophyta, Pteridaceae
Cryptogramma stelleri (S. G. Bmel.) Prantl, Pteridophyta, Aspidiaceae
Cystopteris bulbifera (L.) Bernh., Pteridophyta, Aspidiaceae
Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Mx.) Moore, Pteridophyta, Pteridaceae
Pellaea atropurpurea (L.) Link., Pteridophyta, Pteridaceae
Polypodium virginianum L., Pteridophyta, Polypodiaceae
Pteridium latiusculum (Desv.) Hieron., , Pteridophyta, Pteridaceae
Description: fern spores
Medium: ink
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 29 x 21
Image Size: 27.5 x 17.5
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Date of Execution: ca. 1935
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Published: for McVaugh, "Studies on the Spores of some Northeastern Ferns." Amer. Fern J. 25(3). 1935. Pl. 2.
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Accession Number: 7777.3
Artist Name: McVaugh, Rogers
Life Span: (1909-2009)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Title: "Plate 7. Fig. 19. Dryopteris cristata (L.) A. Gray; Fig. 20. D. goldiana (Hook.) A. Gray; Fig. 21. D. spinulosa (Muell.) O. Ktze.; Fig. 22. D. marginalis (L.) A. Gray; Fig. 23. D. thelypteris (L.) A. Gray; Fig. 24. D. noveboracensis (L.) A. Gray; Fig. 25. D. linnaeana C. Chr.; Fig. 26. D. phegopteris (L.) C. Chr.; Fig. 27. Dryopteris hexagonoptera (Mx.) C. Chr.; Fig. 28. Athyrium acrostichoides (Sw.) Diels; Fig. 29. A. asplenioides (Mx.) Desv.; Fig. 30. A. angustum (Willd.) Presl; Fig. 31. Polystichum acrostichoides (Mx.) Schott."
Taxon:
Athyrium acrostichoides (Sw.) Diels, Pteridophyta, Aspidiaceae
Athyrium angustum (Willd.) Presl, Pteridophyta, Aspidiaceae
Athyrium asplenioides (Mx.) Desv., Pteridophyta, Aspidiaceae
Dryopteris cristata (L.) A. Gray, Pteridophyta, Aspidiaceae
Dryopteris goldiana (Hook.) A. Gray, Pteridophyta, Aspidiaceae
Dryopteris hexagonoptera (Mx.) C. Chr., Pteridophyta, Aspidiaceae
Dryopteris linnaeana C. Chr., Pteridophyta, Aspidiaceae
Dryopteris marginalis (L.) A. Gray, Pteridophyta, Aspidiaceae
Dryopteris noveboracensis (L.) A. Gray, Pteridophyta, Aspidiaceae
Dryopteris phegopteris (L.) C. Chr., Pteridophyta, Aspidiaceae
Dryopteris spinulosa (Muell.) O. Ktze., Pteridophyta, Aspidiaceae
Dryopteris thelypteris (L.) A. Gray, Pteridophyta, Aspidiaceae
Polystichum acrostichoides (Mx.) Schott, Pteridophyta, Aspidiaceae
Description: fern spores
Medium: ink
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 29 x 21
Image Size: 27.5 x 17.5
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Date of Execution: ca. 1935
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Published: for McVaugh, "Studies on the Spores of some Northeastern Ferns." Amer. Fern J. 25(3). 1935. Pl. 3.
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Accession Number: 7777.4
Artist Name: McVaugh, Rogers
Life Span: (1909-2009)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Title: "Plate 8. Fig. 32. Camptosorus rhizophyllus (L.) Link; Fig. 33. Athyrium pycnocarpon (Spreng.) Tidestrom; Fig. 34. Asplenium platyneuron (L.) Oakes; Fig. 35. A. ruta-muraria L.; Fig. 36. Pteretis nodulosa (Mx.) Nieuwl.; Fig. 37. Woodsia ilvensis (L.) R. Br.; Fig. 38. W. obtusa (Spreng.) Torr.; Fig. 39. W. glabella R. Br.; Fig. 40. Woodwardia areolata (L.) J. E. Sm.; Fig. 41. W. virginica (L.) J. E. Sm."
Taxon:
Asplenium platyneuron (L.) Oakes, Pteridophyta, Aspleniaceae
Asplenium ruta-muraria L., Pteridophyta, Aspleniaceae
Athyrium pycnocarpon (Spreng.) Tidestrom, Pteridophyta, Aspidiaceae
Camptosorus rhizophyllus (L.) Link, Pteridophyta, Aspleniaceae
Pteretis nodulosa (Mx.) Nieuwl., Pteridophyta, Onocleaceae
Woodsia ilvensis (L.) R. Br., Pteridophyta, Aspidiaceae
Woodsia glabella R. Br., Pteridophyta, Aspidiaceae
Woodwardia areolata (L.) J. E. Sm., Pteridophyta, Blechnaceae
Woodwardia virginica (L.) J. E. Sm., Pteridophyta, Blechnaceae
Description: fern spores
Medium: ink
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 29 x 21
Image Size: 27.5 x 17.5
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Date of Execution: ca. 1935
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Published: for McVaugh, "Studies on the Spores of some Northeastern Ferns." Amer. Fern J. 25(3). 1935. Pl. 4.
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Accession Number: 7778
Artist Name: Lucas, Suzanne
Life Span: (1915-2008)
Nationality: England
Gender: Female
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Title: "Leaves and Berries"
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Description: leaves and berries
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.4 x 25.4
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Date of Execution: 1966
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Signature: S Lucas (b.r.)
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HIBD Exhibitions: 5th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration, 1983
HIBD Publications: White, James J. and Donald E. Wendel. 1983. 5th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration. Pittsburgh, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, p. 57.
Accession Number: 7779
Artist Name: Bessa, Pancrace
Life Span: (1772-1846)
Nationality: France
Gender: Male
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Taxon:
Tsuga, Pinaceae
Description: two studies of hemlocks: entire tree and sprouts from remaining portion of a tree
Medium: charcoal
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 24 x 31.5
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Notes: Christie's Paris reports that Bessa's studio "has remained in his family's castle until the 1990s," the contents of which was sold at Christie's Paris, 16 Nov 2008; Beaussant-Lefevre, 16 Dec 2008; and Christie's New York, Jan 2009.
HIBD Exhibitions: What We Collect: Recent Art Acquisitions, 2007–2012 (2013)
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Accession Number: 7780
Artist Name: Crawford, Carolyn Bank
Life Span: (1948-)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Title: "Helianthus annuus L.,"
Taxon:
Helianthus annuus L., Asteraceae alt. Compositae
Description:
Medium: colored pencil
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 40.5 x 28
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Signature: CLC (b.c.)
Published: for seed packet "Sunflower: Goldy Honey Bear: Helianthus annuus" by Botanical Interests.
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Notes: gift from the artist in memory of Anne Ophelia Todd Dowden (1907-2007)
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