#LuEsther T. Mertz Library

[thebotanicalarcade]

n312_w1150 by Biodiversity Heritage Library Via Flickr: A new British flora;. London,Gresham Pub. Co.,1919.. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11330083

#Floras #Great Britain #Plants #Wild flowers #New York Botanical Garden #LuEsther T. Mertz Library #bhl:page=11330083 #dc:identifier=https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11330083 #Purple Dead Nettle #Lamium purpureum #White Dead Nettle #Lamium album #L. #All-good (Goosefoot) #Chenopodium album #Good King Henry #Chenopodium Bonus-Henricus #Knotgrass #Polygonum aviculare #Dairy Maid's Dock #Rumex obtusifolius #Wall Barley #Hordeum murinum #cottagecore #flowercore

[heaveninawildflower]

Primroses taken from Billeder af Norden Flora' by August Mentz, C. H Ostenfeld.

Published 1917 by G.E.C. Gad's forlag

New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library.

archive.org

I shall be back in a couple of weeks. Take care and look afrer yourselves.

#botany #botanical illustration #wild flowers #plants #scientific illustration

[letitpassby]

The LuEsther T. Mertz Library at the New York Botanical Garden Founded in 1899, it is the largest botanical research library in the United States, and the first library whose collection focused exclusively on botany.

[queenoliviastredfern]

SciArt by John Nugent Fitch for The Floral Magazine, Vol. 9 (1880). View more in the Biodiversity Heritage Library (@biodivlibrary) with thanks to the LuEsther T. Mertz Library of the New York Botanical Garden (@nybg) for digitizing.

[oldpainting]

n256_w1150 by Biodiversity Heritage Library

Flore pittoresque et médicale des Antilles, ParisPichard,1821-1829. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3507773

#Plants #West Indies #New York Botanical Garden #LuEsther T. Mertz Library #1820s #still life

[meabroalcierredetualma]

n87_w1150 por Biodiversity Heritage Library Por Flickr: Flower pictures, London,[Printed by R. R. Clark,1914?] biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7376360

#Botanical illustration #Painting #Technique #New York Botanical Garden #LuEsther T. Mertz Library #bhl:page=7376360 #dc:identifier=https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7376360

[scientificillustration]

Arum concinnatum by Biodiversity Heritage Library Via Flickr: Icones Aroidearum,. Vindobonae,1857.. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50662021

#Araceae #Pictorial works #New York Botanical Garden #LuEsther T. Mertz Library #bhl:page=50662021 #dc:identifier=https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50662021 #Aroids #Arum concinnatum

[orbitalpavilion]

n354_w1150 por Biodiversity Heritage Library Via Flickr: Catalogue of the fossil plants of the Glossopteris flora in the Department of geology.. London,Printed by order of the Trustees,1905.. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7353831

#Carboniferous #Catalogs and collections #Paleobotany #Plants #Fossil #New York Botanical Garden #LuEsther T. Mertz Library #bhl:page=7353831 #dc:identifier=https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7353831 #artist:name=Gertrude Mary Woodward

[manishtama]

n156_w1150 by Biodiversity Heritage Library Via Flickr: The Floral magazine;. London,L. Reeve & Co.. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50334516

#Flower gardening #Flowers #Periodicals #Pictorial works #Plants #Ornamental #New York Botanical Garden #LuEsther T. Mertz Library #bhl:page=50334516 #dc:identifier=http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50334516 #Rose Mrs. Jowitt

[mirellabruno]

n112_w1150 by Biodiversity Heritage Library Via Flickr: The Floral magazine;. London,L. Reeve & Co.. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50349629

Diving back into my original Flickr favourites inspiration research archive from 2006 Mirella Bee Happy Bruno :)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/mirella_bruno/favorites

#Flower gardening #Flowers #Periodicals #Pictorial works #Plants #Ornamental #New York Botanical Garden #LuEsther T. Mertz Library #bhl:page=50349629 #dc:identifier=http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50349629 #Croton spirale

[thebotanicalarcade]

n380_w1150 by Biodiversity Heritage Library Via Flickr: Wild flowers of New York. Albany,University of the State of New York,1918. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40798423

#New York (State) #Pictorial works #Wild flowers #New York Botanical Garden #LuEsther T. Mertz Library #bhl:page=40798423 #dc:identifier=https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40798423 #flickr #sneezeweed #swamp sunflower #small rose #pink tickseed #helenium autumnale #large-flowered sneezeweed #coreopsis rosea #coreopsis #tickseed #botanical illustration #scientific illustration

[heaveninawildflower]

Botanical illustrations taken from ‘The Flowering Plants, Grasses, Sedges and Ferns of Great Britain’ by Anne Pratt and Edward Step.

Published 1905 by F. Warne.  

New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library.

archive.org

#botany #botanical illustration #scientfic illustration #wild flowers #plants

[histsciart]

Happy Flora Friday!

Lady slipper orchids (Paphiopedilum stonei) are the perfect botanical inspiration for some fancy footwear.

SciArt by John Nugent Fitch for The Floral Magazine, Vol. 9 (1880). View more in the Biodiversity Heritage Library (@biodivlibrary) with thanks to the LuEsther T. Mertz Library of the New York Botanical Garden (@nybg) for digitizing.

#FloraFriday #Orchids #SciArt #Orchid #FlowerFriday #HistSciArt #BHLib #NYBG

[thatsbutterbaby]

https://www.tumblr.com/blog/view/histsciart/674743576765382656

Red algae (Plocamium cartilagineum).

SciArt by Marc di Pietro from Hydrophytologiae Regni Neapolitani Icones (1829) by Stefano Delle Chiaie. View more in the Biodiversity Heritage Library with thanks to the LuEsther T. Mertz Library of the New York Botanical Garden for digitizing.  https://histsciart.tumblr.com/

#Plocamium cartilagineum

[ron822]

n108_w1150 by Biodiversity Heritage Library Via Flickr: The native flowers of New Zealand.. London,S. Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington,1888.. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50523690

#New Zealand #Pictorial works #Plants #New York Botanical Garden #LuEsther T. Mertz Library #bhl:page=50523690 #dc:identifier=https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50523690 #Libertia exioides #artist:name=Georgina Burne Hetley #artist:viaf=135149717378210950771 #taxonomy:binomial=Libertia exioides #taxonomy:binomial=Libertia ixioides #taxonomy:common=mikoikoi #WomeninScience

[welcome2thebronx]

It’s been 78 years since seventeen of twenty Georgia O’Keeffe paintings were seen together since their debut in 1940 after the artist journeyed to Hawai’i on commission an ad campaign in 1939.

And now you can see them right here in The Bronx starting May 19th at The New York Botanical Garden in this exciting landmark exhibition.

Hawaiian-Chinese sculptor Mark Chai’s works can be seen throughout the garden.

O’Keeffe went on a nine-week journey from New York City to Hawai’i in 1939 for the Hawaiian Pineapple Company as part of a promotional campaign to capture, well, pineapples.

But that journey was considered a transformative moment in her life, which according to NYBG reaveled, “…O’Keeffe’s deeply felt impressions and enduring influence of the Islands’ rugged topography, dramatic landscapes, and exotic plants.”

The landmark Enid A. Haupt Conservatory displays the richness of the lush Hawaiian flowers that enamored and inspired O’Keeffe during her visit and features over 300 types of plants.

The Heleconia, Crab Claw Ginger by O’Keeffe which actually depicts a Heliconia Lobster Claw

The Heliconia lobster claw which inspired O’Keeffe’s misnamed Heliconia Crab Claw Ginger painting for the Hawaiian Pineapple Company

Gardenias fill parts of the exhibition with their sweet smell as hibiscus and other flowers dazzle the eyes with their brilliant colors.

It is a display that delights both your visual and olfactory senses.

O’Keeffe’s works are housed at the LuEsther T. Mertz Library where you can also watch a 13 minute film which thoughtfully puts together her journey from New York City across the country by rail and then by ship to Hawai’i and is narrated by Academy Award-nominee and NYBG Trustee Sigourney Weaver with excerpts from O’Keeffe’s letters to her husband.

We definitely recommend watching this piece which perfectly ties in together this beautiful exhibition.

The exhibition is also a celebration of Hawai’i and the diverse cultural tradition of its islands. Each weekend will be filled with musical performances and events and you can even get to see how a lei is made.

Oh and make sure you enter to win a fabulous trip to Hawai’i!

Aloha Nights is also not to be missed and a wonderful way to experience this exhibition. On select evenings you can enjoy the garden after-hours at the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory with specialty cocktails and live music.

Oh and don’t forget to stop by the Poke Truck for some delicious poke food bowls! We tried the salmon and the vegetarian both of which were pretty delicious.

There is also extensive programming during the 5 month exhibition so make sure you check out their website for all the details.

Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! The show runs from May 19th through October 28th, 2018!

Hawaiian-Chinese sculptor Mark Chai’s works can be seen throughout the garden.

The Heleconia, Crab Claw Ginger by O’Keeffe which actually depicts a Heliconia Lobster Claw

The Heliconia lobster claw which inspired O’Keeffe’s misnamed Heliconia Crab Claw Ginger painting for the Hawaiian Pineapple Company

17 Georgia O’Keeffe Paintings of Hawai’i at NYBG Together for the First Time Since 1940 Debut It's been 78 years since seventeen of twenty Georgia O'Keeffe paintings were seen together since their debut in 1940 after the artist journeyed to Hawai'i on commission an ad campaign in 1939.