Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Botanical artwork and photography collection
- Dates:
- circa 1885-2014, undated
- Creators:
- Brunstetter, Ruth Gould, John, 1804-1881 Barker, Mary Anna Martindale, Lustin E. Edwards, Lucia F. Eaton, Mary E.
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- 12.1 linear feet (18 boxes)
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Botanical artwork and photography collection. California Botanic Garden
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection encompasses the artwork and photography of multiple individuals, including Ruth Brunstetter, John Gould, Mary Anna Barker, Lustin E. Martindale, Lucia F. Edwards, Mary E. Eaton, and others. The subject of the artists’ work relates mostly, but not exclusively, to California native plants and birds.
- Biographical / historical:
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Ruth Brunstetter (1926-2010) was an artist, botanical illustrator, and teacher at the Cary Arboretum at New York Botanical Garden and the University of North Carolina Botanical Garden in Chapel Hill. John Gould (1804-1881) was an English businessman, publisher, bird collector, and artist who is best known for his color-plate illustrations of birds. Gould’s lifetime work consisted of over 40 volumes of artwork, with more than 3000 colored plates. Mary Anna Barker illustrated birds for California Botanic Garden in the 1980s and 1990s. Lustin E. Martindale (1866-1950) was a commercial photographer and educational artist with the California State school system. Martindale produced photographs and lantern slides of California native plants for publications, including Wild Flowers of Southern California (1926) and Photographs of Wild Flowers in the Mohave and Colorado Deserts (1927). Lucia Fox Edwards (1892-1973) was a landscape architect and photographer. Edwards photographed California native plants around the California coasts and Santa Barbara area and designed gardens and parks in the Pasadena and Laguna Beach areas. Mary E. Eaton (1873-1961) was a botanical illustrator for New York Botanical Garden. She was the main artist for Britton and Rose’s four volumes of The Cactaceae (1919-1923), for which she painted 383 full-color illustrations of cacti and more than 300 black-and-white line drawings.
- Acquisition information:
- The John Gould prints were donated by Donald M. Brown (accession number 51824).
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- circa 1885-2014, undated
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:55 p.m.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open to research. Contact the repository for access.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright of most materials in this collection is held by the creators. Consult the librarian for details.
- Preferred citation:
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Botanical artwork and photography collection. California Botanic Garden
- Location of this collection:
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1500 N College AvenueClaremont, CA 91711, US
- Contact:
- (909) 625-8767