Women of flowers
Subtitle: botanical art in Australia from the 1830s to the 1960s
By: Leonie Norton.
Publisher: National Library of Australia
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Canberra
Language: eng
Number of pages: 126
ISBN-13: 9780642276834
Subjects: Botanical illustration -- Australia; Botanical illustration -- Australia -- History; Botanical artists -- Australia -- History; Women artists -- Australia -- History
Other titles: Botanical art in Australia from the 1830s to the 1960s
Description: Women of Flowers pays tribute to the female colonial artists who drew and painted the indigenous wildflowers and plants of Australia. The publication focuses on the rich holdings of albums, sketchbooks and paintings in the Pictures Collection of the National Library of Australia, as well as works from other major collecting institutions.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 126).