This is a list of notable botanical illustrators and flower painters born in or citizens of the

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. Botanical illustrators paint or draw plants and sometimes their natural environment as well, forming a lineage where art and science meet. Some prefer to paint isolated specimen flowers while others prefer arrangements. Many botanical artists through the centuries have been active in collecting and cataloguing new species and/or in breeding plants. Some artists listed here worked primarily on botanical art, while others made it part of a wider artistic practice or illustrated books with their artwork. *

Margaret Neilson Armstrong Margaret Neilson Armstrong (1867–1944) was a 19th and early 20th-century American book cover designer, illustrator, and author. She is best known for her book covers influenced by Art Nouveau. She also wrote and illustrated the first comprehe ...

Mary Daisy Arnold Mary Daisy Arnold (c. 1873 – August 13, 1955)"Mary Daisy Arnold". ''The Washington Post'' (August 17, 1955), p. 18 was a botanical artist who worked for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for over thirty-five years, painting wa ...

Clarissa Munger Badger Clarissa Munger Badger (20 May 1806–14 December 1889) was a mid 19th century American botanical illustrator best known for three volumes of flower paintings accompanied by poetry. She also painted on textiles. Family Clarissa W. Munger was bo ...

* William Paul Crillon Barton *

Olivia Marie Braida-Chiusano Olivia Marie Braida-Chiusano (born 1948) is an American botanical artist, author, and educator. Business career Raised in New York City, Braida-Chiusano graduated from the State University of New York where she received a Bachelor of Science degr ...

* Margaret Warriner Buck *

Edith Clements Edith Gertrude Clements (1874–1971), also known as Edith S. Clements and Edith Schwartz Clements, was an American botanist and pioneer of botanical ecology who was the first woman to be awarded a Ph.D. by the University of Nebraska. She was marr ...

Laura Coombs Hills Laura Coombs Hills (1859–1952) was an American artist and illustrator who specialized in watercolor and pastel still life paintings, especially of flowers, and miniature portrait paintings on ivory. She became the first miniature painter elected ...

* Alfred Hoffy *

Louis Charles Christopher Krieger Louis Charles Christopher Krieger (11 February 1873 – 31 July 1940) was an American mycology, mycologist and botanical illustrator who was considered the finest painter of North American fungi. Personal life Born in Baltimore, Maryland on ...

Dorothy van Dyke Leake Dorothy Van Dyke Leake (September 6, 1893 – July 23, 1990) was an American botanist, botanical illustrator, educator, writer and conservationist. In retirement, she became known for her efforts to preserve the Crane Creek area in northwest ...

* Elsie E. Lower *

Bessie Niemeyer Marshall Bessie Niemeyer Marshall was an American botanical illustrator known for her watercolor paintings of the wildflowers of Lee Memorial Park. Her artwork documented the variety of plant species being preserved in Lee Memorial Park, a Works Progres ...

* Joseph Mason * Amanda Newton * Deborah Griscom Passmore *

William Henry Prestele Wilhelm Heinrich Prestele (or William Henry Prestele) (13 October 1838 – 16 August 1895) was a botanical artist known for his lithographs and watercolor work commissioned by the US Department of Agriculture. Biography Prestele was born on Oc ...

Ellen Robbins Ellen Robbins (1828 – 1905) was a 19th-century American botanical illustrator known for paintings of wildflowers and autumn leaves. She was one of the contributors to the first annual exhibition of the American Watercolor Society in 1867/1868. ...

* Marion Satterlee *

Ellen Isham Schutt Ellen Isham Schutt (April 15, 1873 – December 5, 1955) was an early 20th-century American botanical illustrator for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Her work now forms part of the USDA National Agricultural Library's Pomological Watercolor ...

* Elsie Louise Shaw *

J. Marion Shull James Marion Shull (1872–1948) was an American botanist known for his iris and daylily cultivars and botanical illustrations. Career J. Marion Shull began his career with the government as a dendrological illustrator for the U.S. Forest Servi ...

* Susie Barstow Skelding *

Royal Charles Steadman Royal Charles Steadman (July 23, 1875 – August 6, 1964) was a botanical illustrator and wax fruit modeler for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) who also developed a patented method of strengthening wax fruit with plaster on th ...

* Alice Tangerini *

Anna Heyward Taylor Anna Heyward Taylor (November 13, 1879 – March 4, 1956) was a painter and printmaker who is considered one of the leading artists of the Charleston Renaissance. Early life and education Anna Heyward Taylor was born November 13, 1879, in Columbia ...

Emma Homan Thayer Emma Homan Thayer (1842–1908) was a 19th-century American botanical artist and author of books about native wildflowers. She also wrote several novels. Biography Emma Homan was born in New York City on Feb. 13, 1842, the daughter of George Wan ...

Anne Kingsbury Wollstonecraft Anne Kingsbury Wollstonecraft (29 October 1791 – 16 May 1828) was a North American botanist, naturalist, botanical illustrator, and women's rights advocate, active in colonial Cuba in the early nineteenth century. Family Anne Kingsbury was ...

References

*White, James J., and Erik A. Neumann. "The Collection of Pomological Watercolors at the U.S. National Arboretum". '' Huntia: A Journal of Botanical History'' 4:2 (January 1982), pp. 103–104. *Cribb, Phillip. "511. Phragmipedium Kovachii." ''Curtis's Botanical Magazine'' 22.1 (2005): 8-11. *Margaret Farr. Brooklyn Botanic Garden website. {{DEFAULTSORT:American botanical illustrators *

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