BGuthrie Photos: DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center (Archives of American Art) -- Exhibit: Bloom: Flowers from the Archives of American Art

DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center (Archives of American Art) -- Exhibit: Bloom: Flowers from the Archives of American Art:

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Description of Pictures: Bloom: Flowers from the Archives of American Art
March 2, 2019 – September 2, 2019
Sketches and drawings of flowers from our collections provide a fascinating opportunity to examine flowers from both an artistic and scientific point of view. The exhibition coincides with Smithsonian Gardens' biannual orchid show, held this year in the Kogod Courtyard of the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture, directly adjacent to the gallery.

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. BLOOM_190306_005.JPG: Bloom Flowers in the Archives of American Art
2. BLOOM_190306_011.JPG: Bloom A beautiful bloom proclaims the perfection of nature. This exhibition explores how artists have drawn inspiration from flowers. The sketches and drawings on view are works in progress -- seeds for future works of art -- reflecting an artist's unique process. Many artists observed and recorded the smallest of details, diagramming a flower's anatomy and life cycle. Some attempted to replicate the exuberance of a blossom, focusing on glorious colors and sensual surfaces. Others abstracted petals, stems, and pistils into fantastical designs. Artists also communicated in the language of flowers with personal correspondence, dried floral arrangements, and still life illustrations. This exhibition was organized by the Archives of American Art in collaboration with Smithsonian Gardens. The labels were written by archivists, horticulturalists, artists, curators, educators, and gardeners to articulate the many facets of flora. The various perspectives highlight the cross-pollination of ideas between the natural world and American art history, and more broadly, the generative intersection of art and science. All documents on view are from collections in the Archives of American Art.
3. BLOOM_190306_022.JPG: Dorr Bothwell Tiger Lily, 1975
4. BLOOM_190306_043.JPG: William H. Holmes Cherry blossom, 1882-83
5. BLOOM_190306_055.JPG: Louisa Powers Ibbotson Album of pressed flowers, 1867
6. BLOOM_190306_065.JPG: Darka Vulic "Seeds of Peace": Dandelion, 1995
7. BLOOM_190306_073.JPG: Unidentified member of the Emmet family Flower arrangement, undated
8. BLOOM_190306_084.JPG: Janice Lowry Corpse flower, April 1, 2003
9. BLOOM_190306_090.JPG: Just enough light
10. BLOOM_190306_101.JPG: Frederick Barnard Caricature of Lily Millet, 1885 or 1886
11. BLOOM_190306_107.JPG: Janet Hofacker Iris, postmarked November 10, 1992
12. BLOOM_190306_122.JPG: Edward Gay Apple blossoms, ca 1900
13. BLOOM_190306_133.JPG: Margaret C. Gates Cherodendrum, 1936
14. BLOOM_190306_140.JPG: Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Pansies, ca 1895
15. BLOOM_190306_155.JPG: Marisol Asteraceae, May 22, 1980
16. BLOOM_190306_163.JPG: Julia Santos Solomon Tropical orchid, 1994
17. BLOOM_190306_171.JPG: Dorr Bothwell Saucer magnolia, ca 1970
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