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Wood Warblers; two birds perched on the branch of a pine tree, by #JemimaBlackburn (Scottish, 1823-1909), who died #otd (Aug 9). Pl 38 in “Birds drawn from Nature,” Edinburgh, 1862. Held at the @BritishMuseum, https://t.co/wNuM2i1hYZ #hernaturalhistory #artherstory #womenartists
Phlox “Asia,” first half of the C20th, by #MaryEaton (English, 1873–1961), who died #otd (Aug 4). Plate 272 Addisonia; source, @BioDivLibrary, https://t.co/a95hjAIYyI #hernaturalhistory #womenartists #artherstory #MaryEmilyEaton
The Visualizing Knowledge section of the exhib showcases the work of well-known historical #womenartists—including #MariaSibyllaMerian & #GiovannaGarzoni—as well as others who achieved less renown in their careers.
Pic'd: Musa, ca. 1631, by #GiovannaGarzoni
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Lankesteria parviflora, 1843, attr to #SarahAnnDrake (#SarahAnneDrake, English, 1803-1857), who died #otd (July 9). Edwards's Botanical Register (text by John Lindley); source, @Cornell_Library, https://t.co/07CXdYdvhg #womenartists #artherstory #hernaturalhistory #botanicalart
Fleurs / Flowers, c. 1750, by #MadeleineFrançoiseBasseporte (French, 1701-1780), official painter of the Jardin du roi from 1740. Held at @laBnF; source, https://t.co/qBUzLw5yax #hernaturalhistory #womenartists #artherstory
Study of Capers, Gorse, and a Beetle, 1693, by #MariaSibyllaMerian (1647–1717). Held at @Metmuseum, https://t.co/EEAfI9EJcR #hernaturalhistory #artherstory #womenartists
@SHNHSocNatHist These paintings are attributed to Harriet G. Williams, and accompanied this hand-written manuscript prepared by her husband. From @BioDivLibrary @HarvardLibrary https://t.co/yJ7tKcOvDS. #BHLib #HistSciArt #HerNaturalHistory
#Feathursday: #Avocets (Recurvirostra avosetta) sweep their curved bills side to side to search for aquatic invertebrates. #HerNaturalHistory SciArt by Elizabeth Gould for John Gould's Birds of Europe, Vol. 4 (1837). In @BioDivLibrary via @SILibraries: https://t.co/AadRgdQXcL
Blue Morning Glory (Ipomoea indica). #SciArt by Georgiana Curtis for Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Vol. 68 (1841-42). View more from this series in @BioDivLibrary with thanks to the Raven Library of the @mobotgarden for digitizing: https://t.co/eCdKD0u5jz -- #HerNaturalHistory
Flower Study I, n.d., by #MargarethaDeHeer (Dutch, c. 1603–1665). Held at @groningermuseum; source,
https://t.co/bSsxWXpgC3 #artherstory #womenartists #hernaturalhistory @BioDivLib @HistSciArt @theflorajournal
In Germany, Auriculas are a symbol of home. Bear's Ear Primula, Magdalena Bouchard, ca. 1773–1793. From Hortus Romanus, vol. 1, Massachusetts Horticultural Society Library. #FolkloreThursday #WomensArt #HerNaturalHistory #WomensHistoryMonth #WomenInSTEM
New #ArtHerstory guest post by @ZooLibrariANN, https://t.co/hjH8FRHz06. It discusses the work of C17th & C18th #womenzoologicalartists, incl #MariaSibyllaMerian, plus the work of a few from the C20th century, incl #LilyAtteyDaff. #hernaturalhistory @theflorajournal
Plant Study, n.d., by #KatharinaFreiinVonRöthlein (Austrian 1804-1833), who was born #otd. Held at the @AlbertinaMuseum, https://t.co/rXC9KwpkE9 #hernaturalhistory #womenbotanicalartists #womenartists #artherstory @HerstoryDiary @thisdateinart
Cactus dahlia, a cultivar of the genus #Dahlia. #SciArt by Madame J.-R Guillot for Revue Horticole (1908). View more in @BioDivLibrary with thanks to the Mertz Library of the @NYBG for digitizing: https://t.co/dJTBZZtXwv -- #WomensHistoryMonth #5WomenArtists #HerNaturalHistory
Attending #ZSLTalks tomorrow? In #ZSLLibrary we will have a short talk beforehand at 4.45pm. Free and no need to book. This month the focus is the subject of our most recent blog - some #HERpers of the past: https://t.co/3BBIt2R1aa … #WomensHistoryMonth #HerNaturalHistory 🐍🦎
Eleazer Albin’s 'A Natural History of Birds' (1738-40) was the first British printed book of #ornithology to feature hand-coloured plates. In fact many of the 300 illustrations were the work of his daughter Elizabeth. #HerNaturalHistory #IWD2020 #InternationalWomensDay
I'm still working on Gertrude Hamilton see https://t.co/aNNi7qrTGj. @BHL you should think about putting some of the images in this magazine in Flickr! https://t.co/pAavfXnc2n See the following as examples https://t.co/xa1kkNYrWv #HerNaturalHistory
@theebillyporter Red carpet looks as flowers: Hailee Steinfeld x Paeonia spp. by Sarah Anne Drake from Edwards's botanical register (vol. 17); via @BioDivLibrary and @mobotgarden Peter H. Raven Library. #BHLib #HerNaturalHistory #SciArtSunday #HistSciArt #Oscars #Oscars2020
3/10 An illustration of a tawny owl, by #JemimaBlackburn (1823–1909), from plate 12 of Birds from Moidart and elsewhere (1895). Courtesy of @BioDivLibrary #SuberbOwl #artherstory #hernaturalhistory
Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica). #SciArt by Eliza Turck for Familiar Wild Birds (1883). View more in @BioDivLibrary: https://t.co/Y5F3yVr8PD — #HerNaturalHistory #WomenInHistSciArt