[Oaks in the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne.]
Material type:
Picture 2005Description: 19 art originals : watercolour ; 58 x 46 cm (mounted)Content type: - still image
- unmediated
- sheet
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Original | State Botanical Collection | Art Collection | RB MSS EFOL A31 SOLANDER BOX 9 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Not For Loan | 187822-1001 |
Includes: Mary Gregory: Quercus suber; Helene Wild: Q. wislizenii; Beris Caine: Q. emoryi; Kay Ellis: Q. phillyracoides; Sandra Sanger (2): Q. macrocarpa & Q. glauca; Meg Heriot (x 2): Q. pubescens? & Q. petraea?; Jim Hobill: Q faginea; Esma Lawley: Q. canariensis; Marina Albert: Q. coccifera; Alwynne Fairweather: Q. lobata; Tsuneko Lawrence: Q. dentata; Miriam Blight: Q. acutissima; Judy Jarman: Q. robur; Pat Brass: Q cerris; Rita Parkinson: Q. palustiris.
The painting of the 20 acorns is a group effort by the artists - each painted the acorn from 'their' tree. Q. ilex and Q. muehlenbergii, however, are not represented by a specimen painting.
Donated by the artists belonging to the Whirlybirds and the Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens.
