Ann Webster, botanical artist, RBG Kew, 1951
Ann Webster studied at Guildford School of Art before becoming a freelance botanical artist, contributing to Curtiss Botanical magazine, Flora of Tropical East Africa and other Kew publications... Read more
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Filename: p137 006838LA20120830-121 Ann Webster.jpg
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Date: 12th February 2015
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Ann Webster, botanical artist, RBG Kew, 1951
Ann Webster studied at Guildford School of Art before becoming a freelance botanical artist, contributing to Curtiss Botanical magazine, Flora of Tropical East Africa and other Kew publications. Here she can be seen sketching a live specimen of Eulophia horsfallii, a spectacular tall-growing orchid with purple flowers. The photograph, taken in 1951, illustrates the logistical difficulties botanical artists often face when approaching their subject
© RBG KEW
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Filename: p137 006838LA20120830-121 Ann Webster.jpg