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Clarissa Munger Badger (1806–1889), American botanical illustrator and poet [14] Anne Elizabeth Ball (1808–1872), Irish botanist and algologist [15] Mary Elizabeth Banning (1822–1903), American mycologist and botanical illustrator [16] Mary Elizabeth Barber (1818–1899), British-born botanist and painter active in South Africa [17]
This is a partial list of 20th-century women artists, sorted alphabetically by decade of birth.These artists are known for creating artworks that are primarily visual in nature, in traditional media such as painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, ceramics as well as in more recently developed genres, such as installation art, performance art, conceptual art, digital art and video art.
Helen Adelaide Wood (August 17, 1860 – November 25, 1927) [1] was a British botanical artist and scientific illustrator best known for the collection of her illustrations held at the Natural History Museum of Jamaica.
Marjorie Netta Blamey MBE (13 March 1918 – 8 September 2019) [1] was an English painter and illustrator, particularly noted for her botanical illustrations for which she was described as "the finest living botanical illustrator", "the best contemporary botanical illustrator" and "the top illustrator in Europe" in reviews around the world. [2] [3]
Merian published her first book of natural illustrations in 1675. She had started to collect insects as an adolescent. At age 13, she raised silkworms. In 1679, Merian published the first volume of a two-volume series on caterpillars; the second volume followed in 1683. Each volume contained 50 plates that she engraved and etched.
Harriet Morgan (1830 – 16 August 1907) née Scott was one of 19th century Australia’s most prominent natural history illustrators and, along with her sister Helena Scott, was possibly one of the first professional female illustrators in Australia. The sisters were also highly skilled amateur naturalists and collectors, rare accomplishments ...
Elizabeth Twining was a notable philanthropist. She established and managed a temperance hall in Portugal Street in Holborn, London; renovated the parish almshouses near her home at Twickenham (a fact commemorated by a plaque on St Mary's Church, Twickenham); and, after a long association with King's College Hospital, established the St John's Hospital for the treatment of the poor. [5]
Jane Kim (born 1981) is an American painter, science illustrator and the founder of the Ink Dwell studio. She is best known for her large-scale murals, created with the purpose of promoting advocacy of the natural world.