Lloyd Library and Museum

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Research and Resources - Art

American Society of Botanical Artists

The Art of Botanical Illustration (online exhibit of a physical exhibit at the University of Delaware)

The Bakken Library and Museum/Minnesota School of Art (The Bakken has several permanent as well as temporary exhibits, and hosts classes for the Minnesota School of Art)

Botany Photo of the Day (University of British Columbia site, with submissions from a variety of artists)

Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation - Register of Original Botanical Art (searchable database of botanical art and artists)

The Huntington Exhibits (exhibition schedule for The Huntington Art and Botanical Library)

Friday Flowers (Sonny Carter is the Digital Imaging Specialist at the Cammie G. Henry Research Center in Louisiana. He was a professional News and Commercial Photographer. Friday Flowers started as a one time presentation that has turned into a long-running weekly, based on the response it garnered. Friday Flowers is posted to the Archives and Archivists listserv operated by the Society of American Archivists, among other places, and is also available on his website)

Medieval and Renaissance Art: Botanical Symbolism (lesson plans from The Kennedy Center ArtsEdge MarcoPolo project)

New York Botanical Garden - training in botanical art programs

Smithsonian Institute - Catalog of Botanical Illustrations (from the Department of Botany, Smithsonian Institute - visit the Botany Department site to learn more about available programming)

The United States National Arboretum: Ikebana Books Collection

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