Following in the Bartrams' Footsteps
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- Opens in Philadelphia April 26th
- On view till May 24th
- Reception May 3rd (5 to 7pm)
- Additional venues in 2013 & 2014
This exhibition will feature artworks of plants grown, sold, and introduced by John and William Bartram, centered upon their native US plant introductions.
The exhibition will be displayed in the beautifully restored historical stone barn, the oldest barn in Philadelphia.
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Venues
Bartram’s Garden Gallery
54th Street and Lindbergh Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA
April 26 - May 24, 2013
South Florida Museum
201 10th Street West
Bradenton, FL
September 19 - December 30, 2013
Cherokee Garden Library/Atlanta History Center
130 West Paces Ferry Road NW
Atlanta, GA
March 17 - June 17, 2014
North Carolina Botanical Garden
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
August 30 - November 2, 2014
University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley
200 Centennial Drive
Berkeley, CA
December 2014 - February 2015
Jurors
Allen Crawford
Co-Owner, Plankton Art Company
Joel Fry
Curator, Bartram's Garden
Wendy Hollender
Botanical Artist
Ellen Petersen
Board Member, Bartram's Garden
and former ASBA President
Congratulations to the following artists whose work has been selected for the exhibition:
| William Alberti | Hibiscus |
| Bobbi Angell | Shooting Star |
| Karen Coleman | Acorns |
| Wendy Cortesi | Sassafras and Spicebush Swallowtail |
| Susan Curnutte | Switchgrass |
| Estelle deRidder | Fuller's Teasel |
| Carrie DiCostanzo | Cockscomb |
| Beverly Duncan | Bartram's Seeds |
| Bartram's Seedlings #2 | |
| Margaret Farr | Love-in-a-Mist |
| Ingrid Finnan | Eastern Redbud branch |
| Maria Cecilia Freeman | Cherokee Rose |
| Lara Call Gastinger | Collected Mosses |
| Joan Lavigueur Geyer | Lyre-leaved Sage |
| Carole Gorin | Spanish Moss on Laurel Oak Branch |
| Carol E. Hamilton | Yellow Pond Lily |
| Gillian Harris | Trilliums |
| Rose Marie James | Morning Glory |
| Ku-mie Kim | Indian Woodoats |
| Heeyoung Kim | Green Dragon in Fall |
| Barbara Klaas | Smooth sumac |
| Karen Kluglein | Bartram's Franklinia |
| Jee-yeon Koo | Spotted Beebalm |
| Kay Kopper | Pitch Pine |
| Dianne McElwain | American Lotus |
| Rhonda Nass | Foxglove |
| Derek Norman | The Complete Life Cycle of the Wild Leek |
| Perfoliate bellwort | |
| Sharron O'Neil | American Mountain Ash |
| George Olson | Prairie Dock |
| Dick Rauh | 12 pine cones |
| Franklinia capsules | |
| Betsy Rogers-Knox | Forest Floor |
| Cucumber vine | |
| Maryann Roper | Beautyberry Bush |
| Lizzie Sanders | Spiderwort |
| Judith Simon | Indian Pink |
| Judy Thomas | Paw Paw |
| Louisa Rawle Tine | Silky Dogwood |
| Melissa Toberer | Hibiscus |
| Jeannetta vanRaalte | Turk's Cap Lily |
| Catherine Watters | American Persimmon |
| Carol Woodin | Large Purple-fringed orchid |
Opening Reception: May 3rd, 2013, 5 to 7pm
Bartram's Garden
Philadelphia, PA
More information and to RSVP
Two classes will be offered on Saturday, May 4, to learn some of the basics of botanical illustration. Registration is required.
The Art of Nature: Botanical Illustration
10am - 12:30pm
Botanical Illustration: Texture and Shape with Guest Artist John Gist
1pm - 4pm
Groups interested in scheduling tours, contact the Exhibitions Director at exhibitions@asba-art.org.
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May 3, 2013 at Bartram's Garden in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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