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Botanical drawings by Mary Vaux Walcott find new audience
Original: Your daily dose of botanical drawings by Mary Vaux Walcott. Psilostrophe sparsiflora, 1938 17.8 × 25.4 cm # woman # arti
Botanical illustrations by American artist and naturalist Mary Vaux Walcott are being shared daily, including her 1938 watercolour of Psilostrophe sparsiflora, a paper daisy native to the southwestern United States. Walcott, known for her detailed wildflower paintings and a five-volume catalogue published by the Smithsonian, is being reintroduced to audiences interested in art, botany and women artists.
Why now: A daily series highlighting Walcott's botanical art is drawing attention to her work among art and nature enthusiasts.
Mary Vaux WalcottPsilostrophe sparsifloraSmithsonian Institution
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- Your daily dose of botanical drawings by Mary Vaux Walcott. Psilostrophe sparsiflora, 1938 17.8 × 25.4 cm # woman # artist # plants # walcott # botany · mary_walcott@mastodon.nl · 5
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