Butterflies features the inventive, bedazzling paintings of American artist and naturalist Titian Ramsay Peale (1799–1885). Of the Peale dynasty of painters, the artist devoted his life to The Butterflies of North America, working in watercolor, gouache, lithography, and collage. Peale’s original manuscript is now in the Rare Books Collection of the American Museum of Natural History.
Featuring:
- Vibrant butterflies and lush botanicals.
- 16-month wall calendar
- 24 pages, 12 x 12"
By: Titian Ramsay Peale and The American Museum of Natural History
Imprint: Abrams Books
Publication Date: August 11, 2015
About the Authors:
Artist and naturalist Titian Ramsay Peale (1799–1885) was the sixteenth child of the important American artist Charles Willson Peale. The Peale family of artists played a significant role in the development of the arts in America.
Founded in 1869, The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world's preeminent scientific and cultural institutions. Its collections and exhibitions attract about five million visitors annually.
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