Banksia Lady : Celia Rosser, Botanical Artist /

This is the story of Celia Rosser, the internationally acclaimed botanical illustrator, who ultimately dedicated her life to painting the entire genus of Banksia, the only artist to have done such a thing. Celia's dedication to the task put her at the center of the Monash Banksia Project, under...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Landon, Carolyn, 1945- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Clayton, Victoria, Australia : Monash University Publishing, [2015]
Series:Biography (Monash University Publishing)
Subjects:
Rosser, Celia E., > 1930-
Botanical artists > Australia > Biography.
Women artists > Australia > Biography.
Botanical illustration > Australia > History.
Banksia > Pictorial works.
Dessinateurs de plantes > Australie > Biographies.
Femmes artistes > Australie > Biographies.
Illustration botanique > Australie > Histoire.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Artists, Architects, Photographers.
ART > History > General.
Banksia
Botanical artists
Botanical illustration
Women artists
Australia
Biographies
History
Pictorial works
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:This is the story of Celia Rosser, the internationally acclaimed botanical illustrator, who ultimately dedicated her life to painting the entire genus of Banksia, the only artist to have done such a thing. Celia's dedication to the task put her at the center of the Monash Banksia Project, underwritten by Monash University (Australia) for 25 years and culminating in the production of an extraordinary three-volume florilegium that became one of the great books published in the 20th century. This is also the story of the emergence of an artist who grew up in difficult circumstances during the Gre.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781922235817
1922235814

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