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Missing the vibrant hues of fresh flowers in the

Stop by our exhibition of paintings by and other women botanical artists, where the colors are always fresh, like this Hippeastrum sp. Santa Caterina 💐

🎨https://t.co/RROLDBpKFS

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2021-11-27

To conserve works on paper like Margaret Mee's they are only exhibited for short periods of time: be sure to get a glimpse of this graceful in before its time in the spotlight ends next week!

🎨https://t.co/5Wtdq0EI2c

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2021-11-06

Love Nirupa Rao's art in

Pick up HIDDEN KINGDOM, Rao's book of rhyme and illustrations of fantastical plants of the Western Ghats, or PILLARS OF LIFE, an illustrated book of 30 native trees of the same region, from our Museum Shop → https://t.co/y03xQuc7Ns

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2021-10-16

Next Friday, October 22 at 3 pm EDT, hear from botanist W. John Kress on the interaction of and and what field observations and controlled experiments by botanists and ecologists have taught us about heliconias → https://t.co/tVeid39KGR

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2021-10-15

Preparing for the upcoming History exam? Get in some more DBQ practice with materials from our exhibition, examining artistic, political, and scientific responses to deforestation in the

Available for free download: https://t.co/BLfGfP3AGh

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2021-05-08

Looking to relax and make some art today? Try using a coloring sheet as a canvas for experimenting with watercolors. The worksheet is based on this piece, signed and dated “Clara Maria Pope 1818,” which features Download it at https://t.co/kRTBBJSGbu.

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2020-09-07

The botanical art of Camille de Chantereine faded into obscurity after her death. However, her work has been rediscovered in collections like ours. See this painting of hers, "Roses, lilacs, and lilies," in the Margaret Mee: exhibit: https://t.co/GWGHqnq4f0.

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2020-09-07

During her third journey through the botanical artist traveled north to the Uaupés River to paint Rapateaceae, "an extraordinary swamp plant.” Learn more about Mee’s expeditions in our online exhibit Margaret Mee: https://t.co/QDLZ1AygLx.

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2020-07-17

"No longer confined to the Company School genre" of colonial art, "#BotanicalIllustration can serve the urgent 21st-century purpose of writes Bangalore-based artist/ Young Explorer Nirupa Rao.

Read her essay for https://t.co/eJecoigUc1.

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2020-06-19

had just finished painting thyrsiflora when she began her second expedition in the this time focusing on bromeliads in Mato Grosso. Learn more about Mee’s travels online in our exhibit Margaret Mee:
https://t.co/QDLZ1AygLx.

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2020-05-29

Celebrating with botanical artist & environmental advocate (1909-1988), born

Mee painted in the Amazon & spoke out against its devastation. Explore her work: https://t.co/AHopSy1qQe.

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2020-05-23

Attention, teachers & students! Want last minute prep?

Our explores early responses to Amazon by scientists, governments, & artists like Margaret Mee: https://t.co/zwQqUsYzeN.

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2020-05-15

On her first Brazilian expedition, Margaret Mee visited the in Belém before exploring the Gurupí River. There, she painted flowers like the lily Eucharis amazonica. Learn more in our new Margaret Mee: https://t.co/QDLZ1AygLx

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2020-05-09

For meet our Dichorisandra! painted this in the Amazon, but today, this member of the spiderwort family can be found in our greenhouse! Visit our newest exhibit Margaret Mee: online: https://t.co/QDLZ1AygLx.

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2020-04-14

Want & resources for

meets history and art with our ecosystem lesson plan: https://t.co/q68xkQwyv6. Worksheets & more under "Tours & Resources."

🌿: Lafoensia densiflora, Johann Emanuel Pohl,

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2020-04-04

Artist & environmentalist made stunning from the Amazon. Explore our on Mee & 400 years of women botanical artists: https://t.co/Nqp9rYA4fM.

We're proud to keep highlighting even as we

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2020-03-19