Think of botanical illustrators, and you might envision a world of medieval herbalists, tulip or orchid collectors, or affluent young women of the 17th and 18th centuries making detailed drawings and ...

The world's oldest known botanical art, from the Halafian culture of northern Mesopotamia around 6000 BCE, hides fascinating ...

Molly Brown has always loved hanging out with plants. Growing up in Connecticut, she spent her days exploring a nearby 40-acre lot she “knew like the back of her hand,” picking flowers and drawing ...

Think of botanical illustrators, and you might envision a world of medieval herbalists, tulip or orchid collectors, or affluent young women of the 17th and 18th centuries making detailed drawings and ...

Long before anyone wrote down a number, early villagers were painting flowers with a precision that looks suspiciously like ...

Botanical Tales and Seeds of Empire” confront the imperial roots of its botanical collections and challenge long-held ...

The late Rachel “Bunny” Mellon was half of one of the nation’s most renowned philanthropic art-collecting couples. She and her husband, banking scion Paul Mellon, were major benefactors behind museums ...

A collection of exquisite illustrations of Colorado plants, from foothills to alpine tundra, drew accolades at London’s Royal Horticultural Society Botanical Art Show in February. The artists — 10 ...

The art of documenting plants and flowers is having a resurgence, with more and more people wanting to draw what they see rather than take photos. Illustrations of native Australian plants and flowers ...

Think of botanical illustrators, and you might envision a world of medieval herbalists, tulip or orchid collectors, or affluent young women of the 17th and 18th centuries making detailed drawings and ...