Wildflowers and landscapes of Ecuador : the way we knew it

By

Pomeroy, Mary Barnas, 1921- , author, illustrator.

Barnas̆, Carl, 1879-1953 , illustrator
Hess, Anne Pomeroy, , editor, writer of introduction.
Skipper, Dora L., , contributor
Missouri Botanical Garden. Library. , publisher

Type

Book

Material

Computer file

Publication info

St. Louis, Missouri, Missouri Botanical Garden, 2014

Notes

Created in Saint Louis, Mo. by Peter H. Raven Library.

An unfinished manuscript originally written between 1944 and circa 2000.

Mary Barnaš Pomeroy describes her journey from escaping Nazi Germany to live in Ecuador where she developed her artistic skills creating paintings of various flora and then pursuing a botanical illustration career in the United States. Includes many images of original artwork by Mary Pomeroy and Carl Barnaš. Also includes Pomeroy's short story "An Indian boy meets Mount Pichincha's flowers".

Subjects

1921- , Botanical artists , Botanical illustration , Description and travel , Ecaudor , Ecuador , Plants , Pomeroy, Mary Barnas, , Quito , Quito (Ecuador) , Social life and customs , Travel

BHL Collections

Blog Features

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.97606
OCLC: 898131949