Catalogue of the Botanical Art Collection at the Hunt Institute

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Accession Number: 8018.42
Artist Name: Glimn-Lacy, Janice
Life Span: (1935-2013)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Title: Flowering, vining border for Arbutus Garden Club
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Dicotyledoneae

Description: Flowering, vining border for Arbutus Garden Club
Medium: pen-and-ink
Support: drafting film
Dimensions (cm): 10.5 x 21.5
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Accession Number: 8018.43
Artist Name: Glimn-Lacy, Janice
Life Span: (1935-2013)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Title: Celastrus scandens
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Celastrus scandens Linnaeus, Celastraceae

Description: Flowering stem in decorative vase
Medium: graphite pencil and colored pencil
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 19.5 x 12
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Date of Execution: Sept. 1974
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Notes: Preparatory sketch for larger painting done in acrylic
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Accession Number: 8018.44
Artist Name: Glimn-Lacy, Janice
Life Span: (1935-2013)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Iris Linnaeus, Iridaceae

Description: iris bloom
Medium: pen-and-ink
Support: illustration board
Dimensions (cm): 24.5 x 15.5
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Accession Number: 8018.45
Artist Name: Glimn-Lacy, Janice
Life Span: (1935-2013)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Fuchsia Linnaeus, Onagraceae

Description: fuchsia bloom
Medium: pen-and-ink
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 28 x 14
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Accession Number: 8018.46
Artist Name: Glimn-Lacy, Janice
Life Span: (1935-2013)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Iris Linnaeus, Iridaceae

Description: pencil and watercolor sketch of blooming iris
Medium: graphite pencil and watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 28 x 21.5
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Notes: also photocopy of finished line drawing and graphite pencil tracing
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Accession Number: 8019
Artist Name: Jenkins, Carolyn
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Nationality: England
Gender: Female
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Title: Holm, Kermes and Pyrenean Oak, Quercus ilex, Q. coccifera, and Q. pyrenaica
Taxon:

Quercus ilex Linnaeus, Q. coccifera Linnaeus, and Q. pyrenaica Willdenow, Fagaceae

Description: oak acorn caps
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 32.6 x 37.5
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Date of Execution: 2012
Place of Execution: England
Signature: “cj” (b.r.)
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HIBD Exhibitions: 14th International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration, 2013
HIBD Publications: Bruno, L. 2013. Catalogue [of the] 14th International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration. Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. P. 24.
Accession Number: 8020
Artist Name: Korling, Torkel
Life Span: (1903–1998)
Nationality: Sweden/United States
Gender: Male
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Description: Flowers in habitat
Medium: color photograph
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 50.8 x 40.4
Image Size: 47.4 x 31.8
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Date of Execution: 1981
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Signature: Torkel Kornig (br)
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Notes: The Institute does not routinely collect photographs. This image was acquired as part of another donation.
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Accession Number: 8021
Artist Name: Shaw, Deborah
Life Span: (1956–)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Title: Screwbean Mesquite, or Tornillo seed pod, Prosopis pubescens
Taxon:

Prosopis pubescens Bentham, Fabaceae alt. Leguminosae

Description: tornillo seed pod
Medium: graphite and watercolor
Support: honey calfskin vellum
Dimensions (cm): 25.2 x 20
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Date of Execution: 2012
Place of Execution: California
Signature: D Shaw 2012 (b.r.)
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HIBD Exhibitions: 14th International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration, 2013
HIBD Publications: Bruno, L. 2013. Catalogue [of the] 14th International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration. Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. P. 43.
Accession Number: 8022
Artist Name: Klaas, Barbara
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Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Title: Curly Dock, Rumex crispus
Taxon:

Rumex crispus Linnaeus, Polygonaceae

Description: curly dock
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 56 x 38.5
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Date of Execution: 2011
Place of Execution: Illinois
Signature: Barbara Klaas (b.c.)
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HIBD Exhibitions: 14th International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration, 2013
HIBD Publications: Bruno, L. 2013. Catalogue [of the] 14th International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration. Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. P. 25.
Accession Number: 8023
Artist Name: Wilson, Margaret Joyce
Life Span: (1975–)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Title: Wild Wisteria (Chinese Wisteria, Wisteria sinensis) and Papilio cresphontes (butterfly)
Taxon:

Wisteria sinensis (Sims) Sweet, Leguminosae; Papilio cresphontes Cramer, Papilionidae

Description: Branch of wild wisteria with butterfly
Medium: watercolor and gouache
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 43 x 47
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Date of Execution: 2012
Place of Execution: New York
Signature: Margaret Wilson 12 (vertically along b.l. flowers)
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HIBD Exhibitions: 14th International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration, 2013
HIBD Publications: Bruno, L. 2013. Catalogue [of the] 14th International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration. Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. P. 50.
Accession Number: 8024
Artist Name: Son Min-Jeung
Life Span: (1972–)
Nationality: South Korea
Gender: Female
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Title: Water Lily, Nymphaea tetragona
Taxon:

Nymphaea tetragona Georgi, Nymphaeaceae

Description: water lily
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 28 x 38.5
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Date of Execution: 2009
Place of Execution: South Africa
Signature: “Min 2009 Nov 17” (along b.r. stem)
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HIBD Exhibitions: 14th International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration, 2013; Exquisite Patterns in Nature, 2017
HIBD Publications: Bruno, L. 2013. Catalogue [of the] 14th International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration. Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. P. 45.
Accession Number: 8025
Artist Name: Rubin, Susan Elmblad
Life Span: (1955–)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Title: Rustle (Ornamental grass, Miscanthus sinensis)
Taxon:

Miscanthus sinensis Andersson, Poaceae alt. Gramineae

Description: closeup of miscanthus grass
Medium: colored pencil
Support: mylar film, mounted on cradled Ampersand Clayboard and varnished
Dimensions (cm): 25 x 17
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Date of Execution: 2011
Place of Execution: Colorado
Signature: Susan Rubin (b.r.)
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HIBD Exhibitions: 14th International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration, 2013
HIBD Publications: Bruno, L. 2013. Catalogue [of the] 14th International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration. Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. P. 41.
Accession Number: 8026
Artist Name: Rorer, Abigail
Life Span: (1949–)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Title: Skunk Cabbage
Taxon:

Symplocarpus foetidus (Linnaeus) W. Salisbury, Araceae

Description: skunk cabbage
Medium: relief engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 20 x 27
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Date of Execution: 2005
Place of Execution: Massachusetts
Signature: Rorer (b.r.)
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HIBD Exhibitions: 14th International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration, 2013
HIBD Publications: Bruno, L. 2013. Catalogue [of the] 14th International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration. Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. P. 40.
Accession Number: 8027
Artist Name: Randall, Lesley Bates
Life Span: (1960–)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Title: Giant Pipevine, Aristolochia gigantea
Taxon:

Aristolochia gigantea Martius & Zuccarini, Aristolochiaceae

Description: scientific illustration of giant pipevine
Medium: pen-and-ink
Support: hot press illustration board
Dimensions (cm): 42 x 29
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Date of Execution: 2007
Place of Execution: California
Signature: “LR 2/2007” (b.l. along stem)
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HIBD Exhibitions: 14th International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration, 2013
HIBD Publications: Bruno, L. 2013. Catalogue [of the] 14th International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration. Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. P. 39.
Accession Number: 8028
Artist Name: Mori, Masako
Life Span: (1952–)
Nationality: Japan
Gender: Female
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Title: Diospyros kaki
Taxon:

Diospyros kaki Thunberg, Ebenaceae

Description: persimmon branch with fruits
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 51.5 x 36
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Date of Execution: 2010
Place of Execution: Japan
Signature: M. Mori (b.r.)
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HIBD Exhibitions: 14th International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration, 2013
HIBD Publications: Bruno, L. 2013. Catalogue [of the] 14th International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration. Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. P. 34.
Accession Number: 8029
Artist Name: Megan, Carrie
Life Span: (1958–)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Title: Tree of Heaven, Ailanthus altissima
Taxon:

Ailanthus altissima (Miller) Swingle, Simaroubaceae

Description: tree of heaven leaf and cluster of samaras
Medium: watercolor
Support: vellum
Dimensions (cm): 23 x 19.7
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Date of Execution: 2012
Place of Execution: Massachusetts
Signature: C Megan (b.r.)
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HIBD Exhibitions: 14th International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration, 2013
HIBD Publications: Bruno, L. 2013. Catalogue [of the] 14th International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration. Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. P. 32.
Accession Number: 8030
Artist Name: Linder, Charlotte
Life Span: (1957–)
Nationality: Sweden
Gender: Female
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Title: Arisaema speciosum
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Arisaema speciosum (Wallich) Martius, Araceae

Description: rhizome of Arisaema speciosum
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 18 x 14
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Date of Execution: 2008
Place of Execution: England
Signature: Charlotte Linder (along lower l. edge of rhizome)
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HIBD Exhibitions: 14th International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration, 2013
HIBD Publications: Bruno, L. 2013. Catalogue [of the] 14th International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration. Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. P. 30.
Accession Number: 8031
Artist Name: Lee, Joo-Young
Life Span: (1986–)
Nationality: South Korea
Gender: Female
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Title: The Rose, Rosa hybria
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Rosa Linnaeus, Rosaceae

Description: white rose
Medium: colored pencil
Support: drafting film
Dimensions (cm): 30 x 17
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Date of Execution: 2008
Place of Execution: South Korea
Signature: “LEE JOO-YOUNG” (b.c.)
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HIBD Exhibitions: 14th International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration, 2013
HIBD Publications: Bruno, L. 2013. Catalogue [of the] 14th International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration. Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. P. 28.
Accession Number: 8032
Artist Name: Lee, Kyung-Min
Life Span: (1974–)
Nationality: South Korea
Gender: Female
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Title: Iris, Iris ensata var. spontanea forma alba Y.N. Lee
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Iris ensata Thunberg, Iridaceae

Description: stages of iris flower bloom
Medium: pen-and-ink (stipple)
Support: illustration board
Dimensions (cm): 38 x 51
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Date of Execution: 2009
Place of Execution: South Korea
Signature: “2009 Kyungmin Lee” (vertical along b.r. stem)
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HIBD Exhibitions: 14th International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration, 2013
HIBD Publications: Bruno, L. 2013. Catalogue [of the] 14th International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration. Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. P. 29.
Accession Number: 8033
Artist Name: Fantini, Laura
Life Span: (1971–)
Nationality: Italy/United States
Gender: female
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Title: Tiny and Lonely 5 (Italian Oak, Quercus frainetto)
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Quercus frainetto Tenore, Fagaceae

Description: oak leaf against celtic knot style background
Medium: colored pencil
Support: illustration board
Dimensions (cm): 35 x 35
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Date of Execution: 2012
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Signature: Laura Fantini (b.r.)
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HIBD Exhibitions: (HI) 14th International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration, 2013
HIBD Publications: Bruno, L. 2013. Catalogue [of the] 14th International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration. Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. P. 17
Accession Number: 8034
Artist Name: Hishiki, Asuka
Life Span: (1972–)
Nationality: Japan
Gender: Female
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Title: Heirloom Tomatoes, Solanum lycopersicum
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Solanum lycopersicum Linnaeus, Solanaceae

Description: horizontal row of 4 tomatoes
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 37 x 55.5
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Date of Execution: 2011
Place of Execution: New York
Signature: artist chop (b.r.)
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HIBD Exhibitions: 14th International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration, 2013
HIBD Publications: Bruno, L. 2013. Catalogue [of the] 14th International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration. Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. P. 22.
Accession Number: 8035
Artist Name: Wert, Eric W.
Life Span: (1976–)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Title: Round
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Gymnocalycium Pfeiffer, Cactaceae

Description: cactus in situ
Medium: graphite
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 34.5 x 27
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Date of Execution: 2009
Place of Execution: Illinois
Signature: WERT 02 (b.r.)
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HIBD Exhibitions: 14th International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration, 2013
HIBD Publications: Bruno, L. 2013. Catalogue [of the] 14th International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration. Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. P. 49.
Accession Number: 8036
Artist Name: Li-Jun Chen
Life Span: (1980–)
Nationality: China
Gender: Female
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Title: Liparis, Liparis gibbosa
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Liparis gibbosa Finet, Orchidaceae

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Medium: pen-and-ink
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Dimensions (cm): 29 x 20
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Date of Execution: 2007
Place of Execution: China
Signature: “Lijun Chen” (b.r.)
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HIBD Exhibitions: (HI) 14th International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration, 2013
HIBD Publications: Bruno, L. 2013. Catalogue [of the] 14th International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration. Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. P. 12
Accession Number: 8037
Artist Name: Bessa, Pancrace
Life Span: (1772-1846)
Nationality: France
Gender: Male
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Quercus Linnaeus, Fagaceae

Description: oak tree
Medium: charcoal
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 27.5 x 18.5
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Accession Number: 8038
Artist Name: Holcombe, Julie (formerly Nettleton)
Life Span: (1954–)
Nationality: Australia
Gender: Female
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Title: Heath-leaved Banksia, Banksia ericifolia L.f.
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Banksia ericifolia Linnaeus filius, Proteaceae

Description: multiple banksia flower heads from aerial perspective
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 38.5 x 57
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Date of Execution: 2010
Place of Execution: Australia
Signature: Julie Nettleton (b.r.)
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HIBD Exhibitions: 14th International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration, 2013
HIBD Publications: Bruno, L. 2013. Catalogue [of the] 14th International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration. Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. P. 35.

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