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Mary Maytham Kidd
Mary Maytham Kidd born Mary Catherine Maytham (24 January 1914 – 8 April 2001 East London, Cape Province), daughter of Albert Archibald Maytham, was a South African botanical artist. Born in East London, South Africa, East London, she was educated at Roedean School (South Africa), Roedean School in Johannesburg between 1927 and 1930 and, between 1931 and 1933, studied at the University of Paris, Sorbonne in Paris. She also trained at the Royal Academy School in London from 1936 to 1938. Kidd wrote and illustrated ''"Wild Flowers of the Cape Peninsula"'' (Cape Town 1950 - foreword by J. C. Smuts), two books on South African poisonous and edible fungi by Edith L. Stephens (Longmans, Cape Town 1953) and illustrated a series of booklets on protected wild flowers for the Cape Province Nature Conservation Department. Her 1950 work, ''"Wild Flowers of the Cape Peninsula"'', was recently republished as ''"Wild Flowers of the Table Mountain National Park"'', by the ''Botanical S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Maytham Kidd
Mary Maytham Kidd born Mary Catherine Maytham (24 January 1914 – 8 April 2001 East London, Cape Province), daughter of Albert Archibald Maytham, was a South African botanical artist. Born in East London, South Africa, East London, she was educated at Roedean School (South Africa), Roedean School in Johannesburg between 1927 and 1930 and, between 1931 and 1933, studied at the University of Paris, Sorbonne in Paris. She also trained at the Royal Academy School in London from 1936 to 1938. Kidd wrote and illustrated ''"Wild Flowers of the Cape Peninsula"'' (Cape Town 1950 - foreword by J. C. Smuts), two books on South African poisonous and edible fungi by Edith L. Stephens (Longmans, Cape Town 1953) and illustrated a series of booklets on protected wild flowers for the Cape Province Nature Conservation Department. Her 1950 work, ''"Wild Flowers of the Cape Peninsula"'', was recently republished as ''"Wild Flowers of the Table Mountain National Park"'', by the ''Botanical S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
