Catalogue of the Botanical Art Collection at the Hunt Institute
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Accession Number: 8637.054
Artist Name: Norman, Derek
Life Span: (1937–)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Copyright: ©2025, Derek Norman. All rights reserved. Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Credit: Gift of the artist.
Title: Muskingum Sedge
Taxon: Carex muskingumensis Schweinitz, Cyperaceae
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Medium: ink
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 48.1 x 36.6
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HIBD Exhibitions: Uncommon Perfection: Illustrations by Derek Norman, 2025
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Accession Number: 8637.055
Artist Name: Norman, Derek
Life Span: (1937–)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Copyright: ©1993, Derek Norman. All rights reserved. Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Credit: Gift of the artist.
Title: Carex squarrosa
Taxon: Carex squarrosa Linnaeus, Cyperaceae
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Medium: ink
Support: paper on board
Dimensions (cm): 43.3 x 35.5
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Date of Execution: August 1993
Place of Execution: Highland Park, IL
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Notes: quick sketch, Carex squarrosa, Botanic Garden 1993 August
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Accession Number: 8637.055
Artist Name: Norman, Derek
Life Span: (1937–)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Copyright: ©1993, Derek Norman. All rights reserved. Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Credit: Gift of the artist.
Title: Carex squarrosa
Taxon: Carex squarrosa Linnaeus, Cyperaceae
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Medium: ink
Support: paper on board
Dimensions (cm): 43.3 x 35.5
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Date of Execution: August 1993
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Notes: quick sketch, Carex squarrosa, Botanic Garden 1993 August
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Accession Number: 8637.056
Artist Name: Norman, Derek
Life Span: (1937–)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Copyright: ©1996, Derek Norman. All rights reserved. Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Credit: Gift of the artist.
Title: Carex tuckermanii #7 1996
Taxon: Carex tuckermanii Boott, Cyperaceae
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Medium: ink, whiteout
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 50 x 35.2
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Date of Execution: 17 August 1996
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Notes: August- quick study Saturday 17th Studio
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Accession Number: 8637.057
Artist Name: Norman, Derek
Life Span: (1937–)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
Image (click image to view):
Copyright: ©2025, Derek Norman. All rights reserved. Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Credit: Gift of the artist.
Title: Tuckerman's Sedge* (Carex tuckermanii)
Taxon: Carex tuckermanii Boott, Cyperaceae
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Medium: ink
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 48.4 x 36.8
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HIBD Exhibitions: Uncommon Perfection: Illustrations by Derek Norman, 2025
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Accession Number: 8637.058
Artist Name: Norman, Derek
Life Span: (1937–)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Copyright: ©2008, Derek Norman. All rights reserved. Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Credit: Gift of the artist.
Title: Carex tuckermanii, 27th June 2008
Taxon: Carex tuckermanii Boott, Cyperaceae
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Medium: ink, graphite
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 49.3 x 36.6
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Date of Execution: 27th June 2008
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HIBD Exhibitions: Uncommon Perfection: Illustrations by Derek Norman, 2025
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Accession Number: 8637.059
Artist Name: Norman, Derek
Life Span: (1937–)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Copyright: ©1993, Derek Norman. All rights reserved. Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Credit: Gift of the artist.
Title: Turtlehead #38
Taxon: Chelone glabra Linnaeus, Scrophulariaceae
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Medium: ink, whiteout, multiple pieces pasted together
Support: paper (2 cut out pieces) mounted on board
Dimensions (cm): 50.5 x 35.6
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Date of Execution: August 1993
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Notes: From Wild Flowers of the North Shore series; Turtlehead (Chelone glabra) Snapdragon Family Botanic Garden Aug 1993) (Original Drawing '93)
HIBD Exhibitions: Uncommon Perfection: Illustrations by Derek Norman, 2025
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Accession Number: 8637.060
Artist Name: Norman, Derek
Life Span: (1937–)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Copyright: ©1995, Derek Norman. All rights reserved. Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Credit: Gift of the artist.
Title: Ox-Eyed Daisy #10
Taxon: Chrysanthemum leucanthemum Linnaeus, Asteraceae alt. Compositae
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Medium: ink, whiteout
Support: paper mounted on board
Dimensions (cm): 50.4 x 35.5
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Date of Execution: August 1993
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Notes: From Wild Flowers of the North Shore series; Ox-Eyed Daisy (Alien) (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum) Botanic Garden 10th June 1995 Hot & very, very windy
HIBD Exhibitions: Uncommon Perfection: Illustrations by Derek Norman, 2025
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Accession Number: 8637.061
Artist Name: Norman, Derek
Life Span: (1937–)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Copyright: ©2002, Derek Norman. All rights reserved. Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Credit: Gift of the artist.
Title: Prairie Thistle #4
Taxon: Cirsium hillii Fernald, Asteraceae alt. Compositae
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Medium: ink
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 37 x 31.5
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Date of Execution: 4 July 2002
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Signature: b.l.
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Notes: Prairie Thistle (Cirsium hillii) Lake in the Hills Fen [?] 4th July 2002 temperature 90°+ incredibly hot & steamy
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Accession Number: 8637.062
Artist Name: Norman, Derek
Life Span: (1937–)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Copyright: ©2003, Derek Norman. All rights reserved. Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Credit: Gift of the artist.
Title: Prairie Thistle (cirsium hilii)
Taxon: Cirsium hillii Fernald, Asteraceae alt. Compositae
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Medium: ink
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 50.3 x 40.4
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Accession Number: 8637.063
Artist Name: Norman, Derek
Life Span: (1937–)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Copyright: ©1993, Derek Norman. All rights reserved. Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Credit: Gift of the artist.
Title: Spring Beauty (#13A)
Taxon: Claytonia virginica Linnaeus, Portulacaceae
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Medium: ink, graphite
Support: paper mounted on board
Dimensions (cm): 33 x 22.6
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Date of Execution: 1993
Place of Execution: Highland Park, IL
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Notes: From Wild Flowers of the North Shore series; Spring Beauty. 999 Wade St 1993 May 22nd (Claytonia virginica)
HIBD Exhibitions: Uncommon Perfection: Illustrations by Derek Norman, 2025
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Accession Number: 8637.063b
Artist Name: Norman, Derek
Life Span: (1937–)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Copyright: ©2025, Derek Norman. All rights reserved. Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Credit: Gift of the artist.
Title: Spring Beauty (#1)
Taxon: Claytonia virginica Linnaeus, Portulacaceae
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Medium: reproduction with ink
Support: paper mounted on board
Dimensions (cm): 21 x 15.3
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Signature: b.r.
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Accession Number: 8637.064
Artist Name: Norman, Derek
Life Span: (1937–)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Copyright: ©1994, Derek Norman. All rights reserved. Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Credit: Gift of the artist.
Title: Prairie Coreopsis #21
Taxon: Coreopsis palmata Nuttall, Asteraceae alt. Compositae
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Medium: ink
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 42.8 x 35.1
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Notes: From Wild Flowers of the North Shore series; Prairie Coreopsis Stiff Coreopsis (Coreopsis palmato) Prairie Bot Gdn. bt July 1994. Hot, V. Breeze. B. Sun.
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Accession Number: 8637.065
Artist Name: Norman, Derek
Life Span: (1937–)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Copyright: ©1995, Derek Norman. All rights reserved. Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Credit: Gift of the artist.
Title: Tall Coreopsis #33
Taxon: Coreopsis tripteris Linnaeus, Asteraceae alt. Compositae
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Medium: ink
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 50.4 x 35.7
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Date of Execution: 2 September 1995
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Notes: From Wild Flowers of the North Shore series; Tall Coreopsis (Coreopsis tripteris). 2nd September '95 Chicago Botanic Garden Prairie Beautiful summer day Hot, sunny not too sunny-flower/petal width length 1.5-1.75" height 3-9 feet
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Accession Number: 8637.066
Artist Name: Norman, Derek
Life Span: (1937–)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Copyright: ©2006, Derek Norman. All rights reserved. Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Credit: Gift of the artist.
Title: Tall Coreopsis (coreopsis tripteris)
Taxon: Coreopsis tripteris Linnaeus, Asteraceae alt. Compositae
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Medium: ink
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 47.6 x 36.9
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Accession Number: 8637.067
Artist Name: Norman, Derek
Life Span: (1937–)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Copyright: ©2025, Derek Norman. All rights reserved. Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Credit: Gift of the artist.
Title: Jade Tree
Taxon: Crassula ovata (Miller) Druce, Crassulaceae
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Medium: ink
Support: paper mounted on board
Dimensions (cm): 50.2 x 35.5
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Published: Supanich, W. and D. Norman. 1996. Greenfingers: Jade tree (Crassula argentea). Chicago Tribune 30 June.
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Accession Number: 8637.068
Artist Name: Norman, Derek
Life Span: (1937–)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Copyright: ©1995, Derek Norman. All rights reserved. Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Credit: Gift of the artist.
Title: Cyclamen persicum
Taxon: Cyclamen persicum Miller, Primulaceae
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Medium: ink, whiteout
Support: illustration board
Dimensions (cm): 51.1 x 34.6
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Date of Execution: 29 October 1995
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Published: double check image- "Greenfingers" Wanda Supanich & Derek Norman, 1996, Chicago Tribune
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Notes: Cyclamen persicum 28th/29th October 1995. Saturday/Sunday; potted in basket
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Accession Number: 8637.069
Artist Name: Norman, Derek
Life Span: (1937–)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Copyright: ©2003, Derek Norman. All rights reserved. Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Credit: Gift of the artist.
Title: White Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium candidum
Taxon: Cypripedium candidum Muhler ex Willdenow, Orchidaceae
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Medium: ink
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 48.4 x 39.9
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Accession Number: 8637.070
Artist Name: Norman, Derek
Life Span: (1937–)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Copyright: ©1993, Derek Norman. All rights reserved. Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Credit: Gift of the artist.
Title: Yellow Lady's Slipper #15
Taxon: Cypripedium parviflorum Salisbury, Orchidaceae
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Medium: ink, whiteout
Support: paper on board
Dimensions (cm): 35.1 x 27.6
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Date of Execution: 31 May 1993
Place of Execution: Highland Park, IL
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Published: double check image- "Wildflowers of the Midwest" Derek Norman & Art Muller, 1997, Chicago Tribune
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Notes: From Wild Flowers of the North Shore series; Yellow or Downy Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium pubescens) 999 Wade St. May 31st '93
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Accession Number: 8637.070b
Artist Name: Norman, Derek
Life Span: (1937–)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Copyright: ©2025, Derek Norman. All rights reserved. Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Credit: Gift of the artist.
Title: Yellow Lady's Slipper #14
Taxon: Cypripedium parviflorum Salisbury, Orchidaceae
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Medium: ink, whiteout, reproduction
Support: paper on board
Dimensions (cm): 35.4 x 28
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Accession Number: 8637.071
Artist Name: Norman, Derek
Life Span: (1937–)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Copyright: ©1995, Derek Norman. All rights reserved. Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Credit: Gift of the artist.
Title: Showy Tick-Trefoil #24
Taxon: Desmodium canadense (Linnaeus) De Candolle, Fabaceae alt. Leguminosae
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Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 53.3 x 35.5
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Notes: From Wild Flowers of the North Shore series; Showy Tick-Trefil (Desmodium canadense) Botanic Garden 30th July '95 Very, very hot & very humid; 2 sheets taped together, very long
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Accession Number: 8637.072
Artist Name: Norman, Derek
Life Span: (1937–)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Copyright: ©1995, Derek Norman. All rights reserved. Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Credit: Gift of the artist.
Title: Pointed Leaved Tick-trefoil #19
Taxon: Desmodium glutinasum (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) Alph. Wood, Fabaceae alt. Leguminosae
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Medium: ink
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Dimensions (cm): 43 x 35.6
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Date of Execution: 22 July 1995
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Notes: From Wild Flowers of the North Shore series; Pointed-leaved tick-trefoil (Desmodium glutinasum) July 22nd 1995. 999 Wade. Found by accident Friday evening close to the top of ravine in very well disguised spot in fairly heavy shade. Had never seen in the garden before.
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Accession Number: 8637.073
Artist Name: Norman, Derek
Life Span: (1937–)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Copyright: ©2025, Derek Norman. All rights reserved. Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Credit: Gift of the artist.
Title: Venus Fly Trap
Taxon: Dionaea muscipula J. Ellis, Droseraceae
Description: potted and with single flowering stem
Medium: ink, whiteout
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 50.9 x 35.6
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Published: "Greenfingers" Wanda Supanich & Derek Norman, 1996, Chicago Tribune
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Notes: The Venus Fly Trap (Dionaea muscipula) potted and with single flowering stem
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Accession Number: 8637.074
Artist Name: Norman, Derek
Life Span: (1937–)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Copyright: ©2007, Derek Norman. All rights reserved. Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Credit: Gift of the artist.
Title: Shooting Star (Dodecatheon meadia)
Taxon: Dodecatheon meadia Linnaeus, Primulaceae
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Medium: ink
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 48 x 34.2
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Date of Execution: 2006-2007
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Signature: b.c.
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Notes: May 14 15th + 16 2006 May, 2007; on back: 2. Shooting Star Habitat: Meadows, open woods & prairies Status: Rare, Endangered in some States
HIBD Exhibitions: Uncommon Perfection: Illustrations by Derek Norman, 2025
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Accession Number: 8637.075a
Artist Name: Norman, Derek
Life Span: (1937–)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Copyright: ©1993, Derek Norman. All rights reserved. Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Credit: Gift of the artist.
Title: Shooting Star (Flower) #14
Taxon: Dodecatheon meadia Linnaeus, Primulaceae
Description: flowers and top of stem
Medium: ink, graphite
Support: paper on board
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 28.1
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Notes: From Wild Flowers of the North Shore series; Shooting Star May 1993 [flowers and top of stem]
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