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Excited to announce the artists selected for our 2020 Botanical Artists in Residence program! BAiR 2021 apps open March 30 (https://t.co/oG9wcv52II).
Clockwise from top left, work by BAiR 2020 artists Fátima Zagonel, Maria Alice de Rezende, John Pastoriza-Piño, Keiko Nibu Tarver
This fellowship "has allowed me not only to access a diverse range of resources for my research, but also to interact with a dynamic community of scholars. I developed many new ideas for my project by working with the horticultural collections at Oak Spring.”- @LindsayFWells19
Maria Sibylla Merian's observations of insect metamorphosis changed our understanding of the natural world forever, and her illustrations are as beautiful today as they were 300 years ago. #HerNaturalHistory
#OnceUponaTry: The opiate crisis. The medicinal cannabis debate. Narcotics are common in today's headlines, but have roots in some of our earliest scientific understanding of plants.
Explore our exhibit in collaboration with @googlearts: https://t.co/eBc9M3Ye6A
It's #NationalMargaritaDay! This"Aloë ex America" is illustrated in a 1583 work by Rembert Dodoens, and likely depicts Agave americana, a close relative of the blue agave plant from which tequila is distilled. ¡Salud! 🍹
Here's some #SciArt for #JohnnyAppleseedDay – an illustration of Malus pumila by Sarah Matilda Parry (fl. 1818-1850) https://t.co/2XvwsmvCb1
Anna Maria Hussey (1805-1853) defied the conventions of Victorian women with her work depicting fungi > flora #MuseumWeek #WomenMW #SciArt
Johanna Helena Herolt, daughter of the famed #MariaSibyllaMerian, was a gifted botanical artist in her own right #MuseumWeek #womenMW
Want to unwind with a coloring book? Download our #ColorOurCollections book and share your coloring skills with us!
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