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Five plants, botanical sketches

Identifier

art003_b3_08

Title

Five plants, botanical sketches

Date

1926

Creator

Leigh, William Robinson, 1866-1955 (artist)

Medium

Pencil works

Ephemera

Dimensions

8 x 10.5 in

Description

Klipspringer Group

#6 Palm like plant; FLESH COLOR; YELLOW GREEN; flat; Sweet; PEA GREEN, under side Green Yellow Green; STEM YELLOW GREEN; #7 GURANIOM FORM STEM; BROWNISH COLOR-VERY PALE also; SINGLE STEM; OPOSITE; WINDING; GERANIUM FORM LEAF; ROUND STEM VINE, GREEN LITTLE DARK #8 Rubber plant tree on large Rock; Shining top-very hard leaf polish; whiteish yellow vein; Dark green yellowish green on back #9 GRAPE VINE leaf; Flat Dark green; YELLOWISH; light cream green; cream, green; same; Short Stubby tree #10 Dark green; cream white; Thick Velvety leaf flat more (?) hide plant; Fuzzy Both Sides

Geographic Location

Africa

Subject

Akeley-Eastman-Pomeroy African Hall Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1926)

Exhibition Preparation

Memorabilia

Akeley Hall of African Mammals

Source

art_003

Relation

AMNH Library authority record: Akeley Hall of African Mammals

Publisher

American Museum of Natural History Research Library

Rights

Information on rights available at the repository

Repository

American Museum of Natural History

Collection

Art & Memorabilia

Citation

Leigh, William Robinson, 1866-1955 (artist), “Five plants, botanical sketches,” AMNH Research Library | Digital Special Collections, accessed April 19, 2024, https://lbry-web-007.amnh.org/digital/index.php/items/show/8308.