Hunt Institute specializes in the history of botany and all aspects of plant science and serves the international scientific community through research and documentation. To this end, the Institute acquires and maintains authoritative collections of books, plant images, manuscripts, portraits and data files, and provides publications and other modes of information service. The Institute meets the reference needs of botanists, biologists, historians, conservationists, librarians, bibliographers and the public at large, especially those concerned with any aspect of the North American flora. Learn more
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Catalogue of the International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration database
With reproductions of the artworks and portraits of and biographical data for the artists, the database is searchable by artist name, caption (including title, taxon, medium, support and year of completion), country of residence, notes and exhibition number and year. With the addition of the 17th International artists, the database continues to be the most comprehensive and concise record available of contemporary botanical artists and illustrators with individuals represented now totaling 1,255.
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Franz Carl Mertens letterbook
This collection includes a letterbook consisting of 263 letters from other scientists to Mertens with copies of many of his replies handwritten onto the original letters.
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Uncommon Perfection: Illustrations by Derek Norman
13 March–9 May 2025In celebration of the recent acquisition of over 200 artworks by Derek Norman, this exhibition highlights work created over the last three decades and reflects his lifelong interest in the beauty of nature.
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