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Rare Books Appraised at the Gardens at Heather Farm

Posted in Education, History, Special Announcements, Special Events, tagged , , , on February 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

The Gardens at Heather Farm in northern California has added two new events to their Winter schedule. Professional appraisers will donate their time at the Antique and Collectibles Appraisal Event on Saturday, March 11, 2012 (12-5 PM). This event will have a format similar to the popular show Antiques Roadshow. Rare books, antiques, jewelry, toys, [...]

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Interpreting California’s Native Landscape

Posted in Education, Learning Opportunities, History, Special Events, Special Announcements, tagged , , , on February 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Inspired: Interpretations of California Native Flora, Fauna and the Natural Landscape of Theodore Payne Foundation Feb. 1 – Mar. 24, 2012 theodorepayne.org Paintings, poems and photographs. Baskets, gourds, ceramics and drawings. Watercolors.   These are a few of the many works in a large group exhibition of artists who are inspired by the native flora, [...]

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The Symbolic Language of Plants

Posted in botanical art, botanical illustration, Education, History, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events, tagged , , , , on January 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Inspired by artists’ use of plants as symbols across cultures and throughout history, the botanical artists of Studio 155 have created an exhibition dedicated to symbolic subjects in nature. The exhibition Beyond Words: The Symbolic Language of Plants includes works in watercolor, oil, tempera, and colored pencil. This exhibition opens Saturday at the Delaware Art [...]

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Researchers Study Renaissance Herbals to Preserve the Botanical Tradition of the Ancient Mediterranean

Posted in botanical art, botanical illustration, Education, general botany, herbarium, History, Learning Opportunities, natural science illustration, tagged , , , , , , on January 27, 2012 | 3 Comments »

Cultural anthropologist, Emanuela Appetiti, and historian of science, Alain Touwaide, believe that cultures would not have invested time and energy into medical formulas if they were not effective. To preserve traditional therapeutic remedies before they are lost forever, Emanuela and Alain founded the Institute for the Preservation of Medical Traditions. The Institute is a research [...]

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Hunt Institute Hosts Botanical Art Exhibition Dedicated to Pennsylvania’s Wildflowers

Posted in botanical art, botanical art books, botanical illustration, Education, general botany, History, Learning Opportunities, natural science illustration, Special Announcements, Special Events, tagged , , , , on January 18, 2012 | Comments Off

Native Pennsylvania, A Wildflower Walk Hunt Institute Carnegie Mellon University March 2 – June 29, 2012 The Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation and the Botany department at Carnegie Museum of Natural History will celebrate the native wildflowers of Pennsylvania in a collaborative exhibition opening in March. Native Pennsylvania, A Wildflower Walk allows visitors to take [...]

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Discover the Worlds of Plant Explorers David Fairchild and Steve Perlman

Posted in Education, general botany, History, Learning Opportunities, tagged , , , , , on January 4, 2012 | 2 Comments »

This month the National Tropical Botanical Garden offers two opportunities to learn about plant exploration. At their garden campus in Miami, The Kampong, the National Tropical Botanical Garden is offering guided tours of the private home and garden of botanist and explorer, David Fairchild. Tours are given on Wednesdays and Saturdays through January. Tours begin [...]

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Botany Education in the 18th Century

Posted in botanical art, Education, general botany, History, tagged , , , , on December 16, 2011 | 1 Comment »

In the 18th century, botany books were mostly written for a female audience. Women were encouraged to study botany as it was considered to be an acceptable activity for women. In Linnaeus in Letters and the Cultivation of the Female Mind: ‘Botany in an English Dress’, professor and 18th-century scholar, Sam George, discusses the feminization [...]

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Watercolors of the Herbs of Britain Provide Framework for Dichotomous Key

Posted in botanical art, botanical illustration, Education, general botany, herbarium, History, tagged , , , , , on December 9, 2011 | Comments Off

Almost 100 years before the publication of the first text-based dichotomous key, an image-based dichotomous key was presented to the scholars of the Royal Society in London. The year was 1689. The story behind this identification tool, its creator and the scientific community’s reaction to it, is the focus of Who Invented the Dichotomous Key? [...]

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Explore European Archives of Botanical Art on Arts & Archives Tour

Posted in botanical art, botanical illustration, Education, History, Learning Opportunities, natural science illustration, Special Announcements, Special Events, tagged , , , on December 7, 2011 | 2 Comments »

Arts & Archives Tour with Mervi Hjelmroos-Koski of Denver Botanic Gardens March 22 – April 3, 2012 This 12-day tour includes visits to the Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art at Kew Gardens, viewings of work by Maria Sibylla Merian, William Bartram, Mark Catesby and others. Also included are a tour of the British Library’s [...]

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