Morton Arboretum Art CollectionOverview
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Most widely held works by
Morton Arboretum
Oriental printing, fantasy and art papers
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in English and held by 3 libraries worldwide Papers punched and tied with brown cord, cover - board with fabric lining. Includes tea chest papers, colored fiber papers, silver and gold papers.
Cherokee alphabet
by Suzanne Moore
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Visual
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1 edition published in 1995 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide Commercial reproduction of original water based pigment calligraphy, matted and in wooden frame, 105 x 44 cm. Cherokee alphabet in white on multicolored background. Text beneath the image includes a short history of the alphabet.
Sweet buckeye or yellow buckeye Aesculus octandra
by Nancy S Hart
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Visual
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in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide Line technique, pen and black ink, on white board. Image of mature tree in leaf.
Botanical prints. v. 13
by Henry Herman Evans
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Book
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1 edition published in 1964 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide Linocuts printed in color on paper of various sizes and colors. Some prints on Japanese paper.
May Watts sketchbook
by May Theilgaard Watts
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Visual
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9 editions published between 1961 and 1964 in English and held by 1 library worldwide Drawings on 2-ply high surface white sheets. Page 4 drawing may be of the Watts family house in Naperville.
Flower bouquet
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Visual
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and held by 1 library worldwide Watercolor and graphite on cream board; mat 26 x 31 cm. Rose, viola, cosmos, bachelor button, fuchsia, an Ericaceae, and some leaves grouped on center of page.
Anemone coronaria var. flore-pleno
by Barbara Regina Dietzsch
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and held by 1 library worldwide Gouache (body color) painting on dark brown painted ground on cream, heavy, laid, handmade paper, mat 46 x 36 cm. One single flower at apex of stem and four leaves. Stem cut above bottom margin. Petals are cream with red-orange streaks, center petals are green. Small bee-like, black insect flying to the left of flower.
Papaver somniferum Peony-flowered poppy
by Barbara Regina Dietzsch
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Visual
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and held by 1 library worldwide Gouache (body color) painting on dark brown painted ground on cream, heavy, laid, handmade paper, mat 50 x 40 cm. Two branched stem, one branch with fruit (left) and the other with flower (right). The flower is double flowered, with pale lavender to pink petals. Four curled leaves on the stem and branch, with an orange butterfly on the right leaf. Main stem bleeds off bottom of paper.
Calligraphy Shakespeare quote
by Rodney Chirpe
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Visual
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in English and held by 1 library worldwide Calligraphy (Chancery cursive and Roman hands) in pen and black ink on white paper edged with yellow tape, mounted on heavy board; hangers on reverse. Shakespeare quote.
Cartouche
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Visual
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in No Linguistic content and French and held by 1 library worldwide Line engraving, hand-colored, on cream laid paper, mat 72 x 56 cm. Shepherd and piper with animals on lower border, trees forming side borders, birds in trees.
Vase of flowers
by Jean Baptiste Monnoyer
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Visual
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in Latin and French and held by 1 library worldwide Etching and engraving, hand-colored on cream laid paper, backed with a sheet of tan wove paper, cut at mark; mat 71 x 56 cm. Blue and yellow ornate vase on plinth with jonquils, narcissus, tulips, anemones, lonicera, delphinium.
Rosa centifolia hybrid
by Barbara Regina Dietzsch
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Visual
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and held by 1 library worldwide Gouache (body color) painting on dark brown painted ground on cream, heavy, laid, handmade paper, mat 46 x 36 cm. Flowering branch with double white and pink roses on same branch. Several buds and two full-flowering flowers, one white and one pink. Six leaves and one tan and black, horizontally striped, clear-winged insect. Stem continues off bottom margin.
Mirabilis jalapa Four o'clock
by Barbara Regina Dietzsch
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Visual
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and held by 1 library worldwide Gouache (body color) painting on dark brown painted ground on cream, heavy, laid, handmade paper, mat 46 x 36 cm. One stalk with three flowering stems is cut at the bottom margin. Six yellow trumpet shape flowers with red streaks and blotches, with numerous buds and leaves. Small butterfly with white and light blue-green wings with black spots on bottom right leaf.
Dianthus caryophyllus Carnation
by Barbara Regina Dietzsch
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Visual
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and held by 1 library worldwide Gouache (body color) painting on dark brown painted ground on cream, heavy, laid, handmade paper, mat 46 x 36 cm. Single flowering stem cut before bottom margin. Double flower, white with dark pink stripes and blots, one bud, ten leaves. Brown, tan and ochre butterfly with two black spots on the right leaf.
Ruffed grouse Tetrao umbellus Linn
by John James Audubon
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Visual
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2 editions published between 1860 and 1950 in English and held by 1 library worldwide Art used in a Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance calendar. "Deeptone" color reproduction on cream paper. Two male and one female ruffed grouse.
Amaranthus
by Johann Eberhard Ihle
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Visual
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2 editions published in 1797 in English and held by 1 library worldwide Line engraving, printed in sepia on cream paper and retouched by hand, mat 49 x 36 cm. Full flowering specimen showing a variety of leaves.
Primrose (Auricula section)
by Barbara Regina Dietzsch
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Visual
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and held by 1 library worldwide Gouache (body color) painting on dark brown painted ground on cream, heavy, laid, handmade paper, mat 46 x 36 cm. Flowering stem with four leaves cut above bottom edge. Fourteen purple-edged flowers with white centers. Flowers at apex of stem. One small fly on leaf.
Celosia cristata Cock's comb
by Barbara Regina Dietzsch
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Visual
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and held by 1 library worldwide Gouache (body color) painting on dark brown painted ground on cream, heavy, laid, handmade paper, mat 46 x 36 cm. One flowering stem with one large flower, three small flowers, six leaves, and six tiny flowers in axils of leaves. Black wasp-like insect on leaf at left. Stem runs off of page. Flower colors range from rose-red to orange to yellow.
Syringa vulgaris
by Barbara Regina Dietzsch
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Visual
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and held by 1 library worldwide Gouache (body color) painting on dark brown painted ground on cream, heavy, laid, handmade paper, mat 46 x 36 cm. Single branch with white lilac inflorescence, six leaves, and stem cut above bottom of page. Brown butterfly with white edges to wings flying at top right corner.
Lepiota naucinoides
by Helene Warder Beggs
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Visual
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in English and held by 1 library worldwide Watercolor and graphite on white paper, mat 49 x 36 cm. Three mushrooms and Jack-in-the-pulpit seed heads on blue background. more
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