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This illustration of Victoria amazonica by William Sharp is among the first and finest examples of American chromolithography published in the 1854 book Victoria Regia or The Great Water Lily of America.
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Chrysanthemum season is almost upon us! These #chrysanthemum lithographs appear in the monthly journal L'Illustration Horticole that highlights horticultural achievements of the late Victorian era ca. 1880s.
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We’re kicking off #ArchivesHashtagParty #ArchivesArt with these beautiful lithographs by John Nugent Fitch from The Orchid Album published in the 1890s in our Rare Book Collection.
Learn how to illustrate and communicate your landscape designs with our online class, Intro to Graphic Communications, beginning 10/19. Explore various media including pencil, ink, colored pencil, marker, pastel, watercolor & drafting tools. Register here
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From 5:00–7:00 pm tonight and 11:00 am–2:00 pm tomorrow, join us in the GardenShop for Shop & Talk Local. Learn from local artisans @eclatchocolate and Palmer Planter Company and shop their collections. Learn more: https://t.co/W2Bv5Z7dF4
“Storing Hope: The Doomsday Vault” was inspired by Norway’s Svalbard Global Seed Vault, which protects our world’s crops and plants from global or man-made disasters.
Join us on April 6 for our spring lecture, The Autobiography of a Garden. Artist Andrew Raftery will share insights into the garden as inspiration and the eight-year creation process of his installation of 12 earthenware plates, which will also be on view https://t.co/722dfQJX6I