Databases
Catalogue of the International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration
Introduction
The Institute established the International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration series in 1964 with the hope of supporting and encouraging contemporary botanical artists from around the world. Collectively, the International series catalogues were the most comprehensive record available of contemporary botanical artists and illustrators. Completing our transition from print, information from the printed catalogues is being incorporated and updated into the Catalogue of the International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration database. Including full-color 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. All information herein is current up to the date of original catalogue publication and may not reflect the most recent accomplishments or biographical data. If you are interested in contacting an artist, please email the Hunt Institute.
DATA FIELDS
Artist name
Names of artists are given surname first but are searchable by first or last name.
Artist portrait
Portraits of the artists are included.
Artist Web site
Current Web address (if available) for each artist is included.
Artist biographical record
A PDF of the artist's biographical record (as supplied by the artist) can be downloaded.
Country
The current country of residence for each artist is given and is searchable.
International year
International exhibition number and year are given and are searchable.
Image of artwork
Click on thumbnail to see a larger version of the artwork included in the exhibition.
Artwork caption
Includes artwork title as given by the artist, taxonomic information from Hunt Institute in square brackets, year of artwork completion, medium (e.g., gouache, ink, oil, watercolor; printmaking techniques, e.g., engraving, etching, woodcut), support (e.g., paper, illustration board or vellum), size in centimeters and collection status. All but size and collection status are searchable.
Art catalogue link
Artworks in the permanent collection are linked with the accession number to the record in the Catalogue of the Botanical Art Collection at the Hunt Institute database.
Notes
Miscellaneous notes about the artwork or a portrait credit are given.
Acknowledgments
The system hosting this database was designed and developed by Bibliographer/Data Curator Linda Purdue and Assistant Director/Principal Data Curator J. Dustin Williams. Information has been compiled and input by Curator of Art Carrie Roy and Curator of Art Lydia Rosenberg. Frank A. Reynolds (photographer, 1982–1983; operations manager, 1983–1998; graphics manager, 1998–2020) and Curator of Art Lydia Rosenberg photographed the artwork. Administrative Assistant Leslie Shaver and Tessa Gilles (administrative coordinator, 2016–2022) assisted in text preparation. We especially thank all the artists who have participated in the International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration series since 1964.
