Annie Elizabeth Hoyle (1851–1931) was an artist from

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who worked in the

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from 1908 until 1930. She illustrated ''The Pine Trees of the Rocky Mountain Region'' by botanist George Sudworth.

Early life and education

Annie Elizabeth Hoyle was born on a farm near

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. She attended the Rouzee School of Fine Arts in

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, and then relocated to New York City to study under George H. Story at the

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. Hoyle studied plant morphology and botany at the US National Museum of Natural History and at the Bureau of Plant Industry, under Joseph Painter and Ivar Tidestrom.

Career

Hoyle started working for the Forest Service in 1908. She created over 160 drawings of range plants for the Division of Range Research during her twenty-year career. Hoyle began working at the Forest Service after the age of 50. She requested five extensions of time upon reaching retirement age, and ultimately stayed in the job until she retired on August 31, 1930, at the age of 80.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hoyle, Annie E. 1851 births 1931 deaths Artists from West Virginia Botanical illustrators People from Charles Town, West Virginia United States Forest Service officials National Academy of Design alumni 20th-century American women artists