Catalogue of the Botanical Art Collection at the Hunt Institute

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Accession Number: 6550
Artist Name: Poluzzi, Carlo
Life Span: (1899-1978)
Nationality: Italy and Switzerland
Gender: Male
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Title: "Sarcoscypha coccinea (Jacquin) Fries"
Taxon:

Sarcoscypha coccinea (Scopoli) Saccardo, Sarcoscyphaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 22 x 17
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Signature: Ch. Poluzzi (b.r.)
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HIBD Exhibitions: 3rd International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration (1972)
HIBD Publications: Korach, K. A., comp. 1972. Catalogue [of the] 3rd International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration. Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. P. 131.
Accession Number: 6552
Artist Name: Musumeci, Luce Vera Ferrari
Life Span: (1936-)
Nationality: Italy
Gender: Female
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Title: ''Tamus communis L.''
Taxon:

Tamus communis Linnaeus, Dioscoreaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor, ink
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.4 x 27
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Signature: L Vera Ferrari Musumeci (b.r.)
Published: Musumeci, L. V. F. 1984? Boschi di Latifoglie della Regione Lombardia. Varese: ASK Edizioni. Pl. 12.
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Accession Number: 6553
Artist Name: Musumeci, Luce Vera Ferrari
Life Span: (1936-)
Nationality: Italy
Gender: Female
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Title: ''Clematis vitalba L.''
Taxon:

Clematis vitalba Linnaeus, Ranunculaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor, ink
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35 x 27
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Signature: L Vera Ferrari Musumeci (b.r.)
Published: Musumeci, L. V. F. 1984? Boschi di Latifoglie della Regione Lombardia. Varese: ASK Edizioni. Pl. 11.
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Accession Number: 6554
Artist Name: Zichmanis, Zile
Life Span: (1943-)
Nationality: Canada
Gender: Female
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Title: ''Plantago major, Common Plantain''
Taxon:

Plantago major Linnaeus, Plantaginaceae

Description:
Medium: ink
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 42.8 x 29
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Signature: Zichmanis (b.r.)
Published: Zichmanis, Z. and J. Hodgins. 1982. Flowers of the Wild, Ontario and the Great Lakes Region. Toronto: Oxford University Press. P. 76.
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Accession Number: 6555
Artist Name: Procházka, Frantisek
Life Span: (1911-1976)
Nationality: Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic, or Czechia since 2016)
Gender: Male
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Title: "Cynara scolymus"
Taxon:

Cynara cardunculus Linnaeus, Asteraceae alt. Compositae

Description:
Medium: watercolor, pastel
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 21 x 15.5
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HIBD Exhibitions: 6th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration (1988); Dangerous Beauty: Thorns, Spines and Prickles (2014)
HIBD Publications: White, J. J. and D. E. Wendel. 1988. Catalogue [of the] 6th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration. Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. P. 101.
Accession Number: 6556
Artist Name: Procházka, Frantisek [hacek over s in Frantisek]
Life Span: (1911-1976)
Nationality: Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic, or Czechia since 2016)
Gender: Male
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Title: "Agaricus augustus Fr."
Taxon:

Agaricus augustus Fries, Agaricaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor, pastel
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 18.5 x 14
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HIBD Exhibitions: The Mysterious Nature of Fungi, 2015
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Accession Number: 6557
Artist Name: Richards, Albert G.
Life Span: (1917-2008)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Title:
Taxon:

Aquilegia Linnaeus, Ranunculaceae

Description: flower
Medium: Radiograph (x-ray photograph)
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 20 x 23
Image Size: 19 x 21.5
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Date of Execution: 1963
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Signature: A. G. Richards (b.r.)
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Notes: The Institute does not routinely collect photographs. This image was acquired based on inclusion of this artist’s work in an institute exhibition. All rights held by the estate of the artist.
HIBD Exhibitions: Contemporary Botanical Art and Illustration [1st International] (1964); Reflections from the Third Day: Photographic Revelations of Plant Design (1978)
HIBD Publications: Lawrence, G. H.M., comp. 1964. Catalogue of an Exhibition of Contemporary Botanical Art and Illustration [1st International]. Pittsburgh: Hunt Botanical Library. P. 66.; Brindle, J. V. 1978. Reflection from the Third Day: Photographic Revelations of Plant Designs. Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation.
Accession Number: 6558
Artist Name: Richards, Albert G.
Life Span: (1917-2008)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Title:
Taxon:

Arisaema C. F. P. von Martius, Araceae

Description: flower
Medium: Radiograph (x-ray photograph)
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 25 x 20.5
Image Size: 24 x 19
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Date of Execution: 1963
Place of Execution:
Signature: A. G. Richards (b.r.)
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Notes: The Institute does not routinely collect photographs. This image was acquired based on inclusion of this artist’s work in an institute exhibition. All rights held by the estate of the artist.
HIBD Exhibitions: Contemporary Botanical Art and Illustration [1st International] (1964); Reflections from the Third Day: Photographic Revelations of Plant Design (1978)
HIBD Publications: Lawrence, G. H.M., comp. 1964. Catalogue of an Exhibition of Contemporary Botanical Art and Illustration [1st International]. Pittsburgh: Hunt Botanical Library. P. 66.; Brindle, J. V. 1978. Reflection from the Third Day: Photographic Revelations of Plant Designs. Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation.
Accession Number: 6559
Artist Name: Richards, Albert G.
Life Span: (1917-2008)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Taxon:

Lilium Linnaeus, Liliaceae

Description: flower
Medium: Radiograph (x-ray photograph)
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 25 x 20.5
Image Size: 24 x 19
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Date of Execution: 1963
Place of Execution:
Signature: A. G. Richards (b.r.)
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Notes: The Institute does not routinely collect photographs. This image was acquired based on inclusion of this artist’s work in an institute exhibition. All rights held by the estate of the artist.
HIBD Exhibitions: Contemporary Botanical Art and Illustration [1st International] (1964); Reflections from the Third Day: Photographic Revelations of Plant Design (1978)
HIBD Publications: Lawrence, G. H.M., comp. 1964. Catalogue of an Exhibition of Contemporary Botanical Art and Illustration [1st International]. Pittsburgh: Hunt Botanical Library. P. 66.; Brindle, J. V. 1978. Reflection from the Third Day: Photographic Revelations of Plant Designs. Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation.
Accession Number: 6560
Artist Name: Richards, Albert G.
Life Span: (1917-2008)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Title:
Taxon:

Lunaria Linnaeus, Brassicaceae alt. Cruciferae

Description: fruits
Medium: Radiograph (x-ray photograph)
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 20 x 25
Image Size: 19 x 24
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Date of Execution: 1963
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Signature: A. G. Richards (b.r.)
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Notes: The Institute does not routinely collect photographs. This image was acquired based on inclusion of this artist’s work in an institute exhibition. All rights held by the estate of the artist.
HIBD Exhibitions: Contemporary Botanical Art and Illustration [1st International] (1964); Reflections from the Third Day: Photographic Revelations of Plant Design (1978)
HIBD Publications: Lawrence, G. H.M., comp. 1964. Catalogue of an Exhibition of Contemporary Botanical Art and Illustration [1st International]. Pittsburgh: Hunt Botanical Library. P. 66.; Brindle, J. V. 1978. Reflection from the Third Day: Photographic Revelations of Plant Designs. Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation.
Accession Number: 6561
Artist Name: Richards, Albert G.
Life Span: (1917-2008)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Taxon:

Physalis Linnaeus, Solanaceae

Description: fruits
Medium: Radiograph (x-ray photograph)
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 20 x 25
Image Size: 19 x 24
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Date of Execution: 1963
Place of Execution:
Signature: A. G. Richards (b.r.)
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Notes: The Institute does not routinely collect photographs. This image was acquired based on inclusion of this artist’s work in an institute exhibition. All rights held by the estate of the artist.
HIBD Exhibitions: Contemporary Botanical Art and Illustration [1st International] (1964); Reflections from the Third Day: Photographic Revelations of Plant Design (1978)
HIBD Publications: Lawrence, G. H.M., comp. 1964. Catalogue of an Exhibition of Contemporary Botanical Art and Illustration [1st International]. Pittsburgh: Hunt Botanical Library. P. 66.; Brindle, J. V. 1978. Reflection from the Third Day: Photographic Revelations of Plant Designs. Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation.
Accession Number: 6562
Artist Name: Richards, Albert G.
Life Span: (1917-2008)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Taxon:

Rosa Linnaeus, Rosaceae

Description: flower
Medium: Radiograph (x-ray photograph)
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 20 x 25
Image Size: 19 x 24
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Date of Execution: 1963
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Signature: A. G. Richards (b.r.)
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Notes: The Institute does not routinely collect photographs. This image was acquired based on inclusion of this artist’s work in an institute exhibition. All rights held by the estate of the artist.
HIBD Exhibitions: Contemporary Botanical Art and Illustration [1st International] (1964); Duets (2014)
HIBD Publications: Lawrence, G. H.M., comp. 1964. Catalogue of an Exhibition of Contemporary Botanical Art and Illustration [1st International]. Pittsburgh: Hunt Botanical Library. P. 66.; Brindle, J. V. 1978. Reflection from the Third Day: Photographic Revelations of Plant Designs. Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation.
Accession Number: 6564
Artist Name: Martyniuk, Larysa
Life Span: (1953-)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Title: ''Cyclamen''
Taxon:

Cyclamen Linnaeus, Primulaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 28
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Signature: Larysa Martyniuk, (b.r.)
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Accession Number: 6565
Artist Name: Loewer, Henry Peter
Life Span: (1934-)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Title: ''A dish garden: Aloinopsis rosulata, Cotyledon orbiculata, Gymnocalycium fidaianum, Pleiospilos bolusii, Fenestraria rhopalophylla and Hatiora salicornioides''
Taxon:

Aloinopsis rosulata Schwantes, Fenestraria rhopalophylla N. E. Brown, Pleiospilos bolusii N. E. Brown, Aizoaceae; Cotyledon orbiculata Linnaeus, Crassulaceae; Gymnocalycium fidaianum (Backeberg) Hutchinson, Hatiora salicornioides (Haworth) Britton and Rose Cactaceae

Description:
Medium: ink
Support: illustration board
Dimensions (cm): 34 x 22.5
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Date of Execution: 1983
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Signature: Loewer (b.r.)
Published: Loewer, H. P. 1983. Month-by-month Garden Almanac. New York: Putnam. P. 40.
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Accession Number: 6566
Artist Name: Loewer, Henry Peter
Life Span: (1934-)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Title: ''The salmon blood lily (Haemanthus multiflorus)''
Taxon:

Haemanthus multiflorus Martyn, Amaryllidaceae

Description:
Medium: ink
Support: illustration board
Dimensions (cm): 33 x 21.5
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Date of Execution: 1983
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Signature: Loewer (b.r.)
Published: Loewer, H. P. 1983. Month-by-month Garden Almanac. New York: Putnam. P. 52.
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Accession Number: 6567
Artist Name: Loewer, Henry Peter
Life Span: (1934-)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Title: ''A vase of annuals: Flora's-paintbrush (Emilia javanica or Cacalia coccinea), Love-in-a-mist (Nigella damascena), Garden nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus), Tickseed (Coreopsis tinctoria), Corn cockle (Agrostemma githago 'Milas')''
Taxon: Agrostemma githago Linnaeus "Milas,"Caryophyllaceae; Emilia Cassini, Coreopsis tinctoria Nuttall, Asteraceae alt. Compositae; Nigella damascena Linnaeus, Ranunculaceae; Tropaeolum majus Linnaeus, Tropaeolaceae
Description: annuals in vase
Medium: ink
Support: illustration board
Dimensions (cm): 34 x 21.5
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Date of Execution: 1983
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Signature: Loewer (b.r.)
Published: Loewer, H. P. 1983. Month-by-month Garden Almanac. New York: Putnam. P. 75.
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Accession Number: 6568
Artist Name: Loewer, Henry Peter
Life Span: (1934-)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Bearded wheat, Triticum turgicum; T. aestivum''
Taxon:

Triticum turgidum Linnaeus, T. activum Linnaeus, Poaceae alt. Gramineae

Description:
Medium: ink
Support: illustration board
Dimensions (cm): 33 x 22
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Date of Execution: 1977
Place of Execution:
Signature: Loewer (b.l.)
Published: Loewer, H. P. 1983. Month-by-month Garden Almanac. New York: Putnam. P. 25.
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Accession Number: 6569
Artist Name: Shull, James Marion
Life Span: (1872-1948)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Credit: This image is in the public domain and can be downloaded from the SEPARATE PUBLIC DOMAIN DATABASE [once photographed] When using it, please include the following credit statement: Courtesy of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa., on indefinite loan from the Smithsonian Institution.
Title: ''Raimondia monoica Safford''
Taxon:

Raimondia monoica Safford, Annonaceae

Description:
Medium: line block
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 20 x 12.5
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Published: Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16(5): 1913. Pl. 53.
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Notes: Indefinite loan from Smithsonian Institution.
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Accession Number: 6570
Artist Name: Scholl, W. R.
Life Span: (fl.1888-1900)
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Credit: This image is in the public domain and can be downloaded from the SEPARATE PUBLIC DOMAIN DATABASE [once photographed] When using it, please include the following credit statement: Courtesy of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa., on indefinite loan from the Smithsonian Institution.
Title: ''Stellaria montana Rose''
Taxon:

Stellaria Linnaeus, Caryophyllaceae

Description:
Medium: lithograph
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 22.5 x 14
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Published: Rose, J. N. 1891. List of plants collected by Dr. Edward Palmer in Western Mexico and Arizona in 1890. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 1(4): pl. 2 [opp. p. 93].
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Notes: Indefinite loan from Smithsonian Institution.
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Accession Number: 6571
Artist Name: Snelling, Lilian
Life Span: (1879-1972)
Nationality: England
Gender: Female
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Title: ''Oreocharis aurantica Franch''
Taxon:

Oreocharis aurantiaca Baillon, Gesneriaceae

Description:
Medium: lithograph, color
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 25.5 x 16
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Published: Bot. Mag. 147: 1938. Pl. 8915.
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Notes: Also signed watercolor copy titled ''Perantha forrestii'' (accession no. 5499)
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Accession Number: 6572
Artist Name: Silveira, Alvaro Astolpho da
Life Span: (1867-1945)
Nationality: Brazil
Gender: Male
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Credit: This image is in the public domain and can be downloaded from the SEPARATE PUBLIC DOMAIN DATABASE [once photographed] When using it, please include the following credit statement: Courtesy of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa., on indefinite loan from the Smithsonian Institution.
Title: ''Aspidosperma bello-horizontinum Alv. Silv.''
Taxon:

Aspidosperma bello-horizontinum Silveira, Apocynaceae

Description:
Medium: lithograph
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 29.5 x 21
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Published: Silveira, A. 1921. Especies novae civitatis Minas geraes. Arq. Mus. Nac. Rio de Janeiro 23: 159-171. 1921. Pl. 1 [following p. 160].
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Notes: Indefinite loan from Smithsonian Institution.
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Accession Number: 6573
Artist Name: Silveira, Alvaro Astolpho da
Life Span: (1867-1945)
Nationality: Brazil
Gender: Male
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Credit: This image is in the public domain and can be downloaded from the SEPARATE PUBLIC DOMAIN DATABASE [once photographed] When using it, please include the following credit statement: Courtesy of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa., on indefinite loan from the Smithsonian Institution.
Title: ''Eriocaulon paludicola Alv. Silv.''
Taxon:

Eriocaulon paludicola Silveira, Eriocaulaceae

Description:
Medium: lithograph
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 29.5 x 21
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Published: Silveira, A. 1921. Especies novae civitatis Minas geraes. Arq. Mus. Nac. Rio de Janeiro 23: 159-171. 1921. Pl. 2 [following p. 160].
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Notes: Indefinite loan from Smithsonian Institution.
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Accession Number: 6574
Artist Name: Silveira, Alvaro Astolpho da
Life Span: (1867-1945)
Nationality: Brazil
Gender: Male
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Credit: This image is in the public domain and can be downloaded from the SEPARATE PUBLIC DOMAIN DATABASE [once photographed] When using it, please include the following credit statement: Courtesy of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa., on indefinite loan from the Smithsonian Institution.
Title: ''Eriocaulon spongiosifolium Alv. Silv.''
Taxon:

Eriocaulon spongiosifolium Silveira, Eriocaulaceae

Description:
Medium: lithograph
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 29.5 x 21
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Published: Silveira, A. 1921. Especies novae civitatis Minas geraes. Arq. Mus. Nac. Rio de Janeiro 23: 159-171. 1921. Pl. 3 [following p. 162].
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Notes: Indefinite loan from Smithsonian Institution.
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Accession Number: 6575
Artist Name: Silveira, Alvaro Astolpho da
Life Span: (1867-1945)
Nationality: Brazil
Gender: Male
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Credit: This image is in the public domain and can be downloaded from the SEPARATE PUBLIC DOMAIN DATABASE [once photographed] When using it, please include the following credit statement: Courtesy of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa., on indefinite loan from the Smithsonian Institution.
Title: ''Eriocaulon melanolepis Alv. Silv.''
Taxon:

Eriocaulon melanolepis Silveira, Eriocaulaceae

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Medium: lithograph
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 29.5 x 21
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Published: Silveira, A. 1921. Especies novae civitatis Minas geraes. Arq. Mus. Nac. Rio de Janeiro 23: 159-171. 1921. Pl. 5 [following p. 164].
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Notes: Indefinite loan from Smithsonian Institution.
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Accession Number: 6577
Artist Name: Tanner, Robin
Life Span: (1904-1988)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Hedge flowers (Melittis melissophyllum, Bastard balm, and Arum maculatum, Cuckoo-pint)''
Taxon:

Arum maculatum Linnaeus, Araceae; Melittis melissophyllum Linnaeus, Lamiaceae alt. Labiatae

Description:
Medium: etching
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 33.5 x 26.5
Image Size: 23 x 16
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Date of Execution: 1936
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Signature: Robin Tanner (b.c.)
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Notes: See Tanner, R. 1980. The Etcher's Craft. Friends of Bristol Art Gallery. Pp. 64-65. Incorrect title given in catalogue for the 6th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration
HIBD Exhibitions: 6th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration, 1988
HIBD Publications: White, J. J. and D. E. Wendel. 1988. Catalogue [of the] 6th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration. Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. P. 120.

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