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Alfred T. Agate drawings from the United States Exploring Expedition

Artist:
Agate, Alfred T., 1812-1846  Search this
Names:
United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842)  Search this
Extent:
5 Drawings (visual works)
2 Engravings
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Drawings (visual works)
Engravings
Drawings
Portraits
Works of art
Place:
Oceania
South America
Date:
1838-1842
Scope and Contents:
The collection consists of five (5) watercolor drawings and two (2) engravings made by Alfred T. Agate for the United States Exploring Expedition. It includes portraits of King Kamehameha III of Hawaii, Kotowatowa (a Maori chief), and unnamed individuals from Brazil, Peru, Fiji, as well as illustrations of Maori ornamental carvings.

Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
Biographical Note:
Alfred Thomas Agate was an artist, painter, and miniaturist, known for his landscapes, portraits and scientific illustrations. Agate was born February 14, 1812 in Sparta, N.Y. In 1838, he joined the Scientific Corps of the United States Exploring Expedition as a portraitist and botanical artist. He spent four years traveling around the world, mapping the coast of Oregon, documenting hundreds of islands in the Pacific, and collecting more than sixty thousand plant and bird specimens. In 1842, Agate settled in Washington, D.C., and prepared his drawings for the expedition's multi-volume report. He died January 5, 1846.
Variant Title:
Natives of Oceania, and ornamental architecture, signed "A. T. Agate, del., A. T. A., del.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 382524

USNM Accession 16909
Related Materials:
The National Anthropological Archives holds additional Agate drawings from the United States Exploring Expedition in The Division of Ethnology photograph collection (Photo Lot 97).

The Naval History and Heritage Command Archives holds the Alfred Agate collection.
Provenance:
Gift of Mr. M. C. Hopkins to United States National Museum, May 7, 1942. The collection was transferred from the object collections of the Department of Anthropology to the National Anthropological Archives in July 1969.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Genre/Form:
Drawings
Portraits
Engravings
Works of art
Citation:
Alfred T. Agate drawings from the United States Exploring Expedition (MS 382524), National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS382524
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Alfred T. Agate drawings from the United States Exploring Expedition
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw36d243d1f-59f9-4200-acda-7e2f8272baa5
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms382524
Online Media:

Canaan -- Millstream

Horticulturist:
Foster, H. Lincoln  Search this
Former owner:
Foster, Laura Louise  Search this
Haven, Dorothy  Search this
Provenance:
Millbrook Garden Club  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Place:
Millstream (Falls Village, Connecticut)
United States of America -- Connecticut -- Litchfield County -- Canaan -- Falls Village
Scope and Contents:
The folder includes a worksheet and maps with features.
General:
Millstream is a six acre alpine, woodland, and wildflower garden. It is the creation of the late Laura Louise and H. Lincoln Foster, botanical artist and authors. Rhododendrons and azaleas overlook a variety of plants including phloxes, primroses, saxifrages, and ferns, naturalized in a setting accented by rocks, a brook, and trees.
Persons associated with the garden include: Dorothy Haven (former owner, 1934 - 1969); Laura Louise Foster (former owner, 1969 - 1988); and H. Lincoln Foster (horticulturist, 1950 -1988).
Related Materials:
Millstream related holdings consist of 1 folder (33 35 mm. slides)
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Gardens -- Connecticut -- Falls Village  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, File CT284
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The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Connecticut
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb628c6ca2f-9dd9-4084-93eb-f1ffcb0758ea
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref21444

Raymond Baxter and Anne Ophelia Todd Dowden papers

Creator:
Dowden, Raymond Baxter, 1905-1982  Search this
Dowden, Anne Ophelia Todd, 1907-  Search this
Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation  Search this
Names:
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. Art School -- Faculty  Search this
Yale Summer Art School (Norfolk, Conn.) -- Faculty  Search this
Arnheim, Rudolf  Search this
Starr, Floyd Elliot, 1883-1980  Search this
Thomas, Byron, 1902-1978  Search this
Extent:
0.8 Linear feet ((microfilmed on 2 partial reels))
12 Items (Addition)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1937-1996
Scope and Contents:
Correspondence, letter essays, writings, project files, printed material, works of art, and photographs primarily regarding Dowden's positions as head of the Design Department at Cooper Union Art School (CUAS) for 32 years and Director of the Yale summer art school in Norfolk, Connecticut. Also included are papers of Anne Ophelia Todd Dowden.
REELS 4884-4885: Biographical material consists of memorial tributes and obituaries, 1982. Correspondence, 1952-1980, is with friends and colleagues, primarily concerning the Cooper Union Art School and it's publications and projects, calligraphy, and the Yale-Norfolk art school, 1952-1982. Among the correspondents are Rudolf Arnheim, painter Byron Thomas, and Floyd Starr of the Starr Commonwealth for Boys, where Dowden had gone as a boy. Letters, written in essay form, 1955-1978, by Dowden regard Anne Ophelia's botanical drawing publications, his health concerns, travel plans, and general thoughts. Writings, ca. 1960, concern Dowden's philosophy of art in relation to CUAS.
Also included are files regarding CUAS publications, Green Camp, Dowden's participation as an art juror, the Yale summer art school, and Byron Thomas's death and memorial service, 1978. Printed material, 1940-1976, includes exhibition announcements and catalogs, CUAS publications, newspaper and magazine clippings, and reproductions of Dowden's art work. Original art work by Raymond and Ophelia include ink drawings and pencil sketches. Photographs are of family and friends, works of art and exhibition installations, and friends while Dowden was a resident fellow at the Tiffany Foundation in 1929 and 1932.
Unmicrofilmed addition: Biographical material, writings, an outline of a book on design, exhibition announcements, printed material, and photographs.
Biographical / Historical:
Painters; New York, N.Y. Raymond Dowden taught design at Cooper Union Art School, New York, N.Y., and is known also for his calligraphy work. His wife, Anne Ophelia Todd Dowden, was a botanical artist. Anne Ophelia Todd Dowden died in 2007.
Provenance:
Donated 1978-1982 by Raymond Baxter Dowden and Anne Ophelia Dowden; and in 1990 and 2004 by Anne Dowden.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Occupation:
Educators -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Botanical artists  Search this
Topic:
Women artists  Search this
Women painters  Search this
Women educators  Search this
Identifier:
AAA.dowdraym
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw96821ca78-2442-4854-8f53-b1774fb98488
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-dowdraym

Biographical Information and Resumes

Collection Creator:
Tam, Reuben  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 7
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1944-1987
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Collection Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Collection Citation:
Reuben Tam papers, 1931-2006. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Reuben Tam papers
Reuben Tam papers / Series 1: Biographical Material
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9ae8a3da0-9a2a-4916-80a1-d60b4bcde5de
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-tamreub-ref21
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The weight of a petal Ars Botanica edited by Sita Reddy

Title:
Ars Botanica the weight of a petal
Editor:
Reddy, Sita  Search this
Physical description:
122 pages color illustrations 30 cm
Type:
Pictorial works
Ouvrages illustrés
Date:
2018
Topic:
Botany  Search this
Botanical artists  Search this
Botanique  Search this
Dessinateurs de plantes  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1158959

New Ideas in Botanical Painting Composition and Colour

Author:
Jenkins, Carolyn  Search this
Birch, Helen  Search this
Physical description:
1 online resource (255 pages)
Type:
Electronic resources
Electronic books
Date:
2022
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1157047

Raymond Baxter and Anne Ophelia Todd Dowden papers, 1937-1996

Creator:
Dowden, Raymond Baxter, 1905-1982  Search this
Dowden, Anne Ophelia Todd, 1907-2007  Search this
Subject:
Thomas, Byron  Search this
Arnheim, Rudolf  Search this
Starr, Floyd Elliot  Search this
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. Art School  Search this
Yale Summer Art School (Norfolk, Conn.)  Search this
Citation:
Raymond Baxter and Anne Ophelia Todd Dowden papers, 1937-1996. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Women artists  Search this
Women painters  Search this
Women educators  Search this
Theme:
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)7589
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)209751
AAA_collcode_dowdraym
Theme:
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_209751

Banksia lady Celia Rosser, botanical artist Carolyn Landon

Title:
Celia Rosser, Botanical Artist
Author:
Landon, Carolyn 1945-  Search this
Subject:
Rosser, Celia  Search this
Physical description:
xx, 241 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates illustrations, portraits (some color) 25 cm
Type:
Biography
Biographies
History
Place:
Australia
Date:
2015
Topic:
Botanical artists  Search this
Women artists  Search this
Botanical illustration--History  Search this
Plants in art  Search this
Flowers in art  Search this
Banksia--In art  Search this
Botanical illustration  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1117943

The art of botanical painting / Margaret Stevens

Author:
Stevens, Margaret 1937-  Search this
Society of Botanical Artists  Search this
Smithsonian Institution  Search this
Physical description:
144 p. : ill. (mostly col.) ; 29 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
2005
Topic:
Botanical illustration  Search this
Painting--Technique  Search this
Call number:
QK98.2 .S844 2005
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_782433

Some organizations that assess the conservation status of endangered plant species

Author:
Krupnick, Gary A.  Search this
Editor:
Woodin, Carol  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Year:
2009
Citation:
Krupnick, Gary A. 2009. "Some organizations that assess the conservation status of endangered plant species." In Losing Paradise? Endangered Plants Here and Around the World. Woodin, Carol, editor. 13–14. New York: American Society of Botanical Artists.
Identifier:
80283
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:slasro_80283

Assessing the conservation status of endangered plant species

Author:
Krupnick, Gary A.  Search this
Editor:
Woodin, Carol  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Year:
2009
Citation:
Krupnick, Gary A. 2009. "Assessing the conservation status of endangered plant species." In Losing Paradise? Endangered Plants Here and Around the World. Woodin, Carol, editor. 11–12. New York: American Society of Botanical Artists.
Identifier:
80284
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:slasro_80284

Following in the Bartram's footsteps : contemporary botanical artists explore the Bartrams' legacy

Author:
American Society of Botanical Artists  Search this
Bartram's Garden (Philadelphia, Pa.)  Search this
Subject:
Bartram, John 1699-1777  Search this
Bartram, William 1739-1823  Search this
Physical description:
123 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Pictorial works
Exhibition catalogs
Place:
United States
Bartram's Garden (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Date:
2014
C2014
Topic:
Botanical illustration  Search this
Natural history illustration  Search this
Endemic plants  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1057690

Painter in a savage land : the strange saga of the first European artist in North America / Miles Harvey

Author:
Harvey, Miles  Search this
Subject:
Le Moyne de Morgues, Jacques d. 1588  Search this
Le Moyne de Morgues, Jacques d. 1588 Relations with Indians  Search this
Physical description:
xx, 338 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm
Type:
Biography
Place:
France
North America
Florida
Date:
2008
C2008
16th century
Huguenot colony, 1562-1565
Topic:
Botanical artists  Search this
French  Search this
Colonists  Search this
Plants--History  Search this
History  Search this
Spaniards--History  Search this
Ethnic relations  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_899872

The botanical palette : color for the botanical painter / in association with The Society of Botanical Artists ; Margaret Stevens

Author:
Stevens, Margaret 1937-  Search this
Society of Botanical Artists  Search this
Smithsonian Institution  Search this
Physical description:
144 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
2007
C2007
Topic:
Botanical illustration  Search this
Painting--Technique  Search this
Plants--Painting  Search this
Color in art  Search this
Flowers in art  Search this
Call number:
QK98.2 S8445 2007
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_909970

The art of botanical illustration : the classic illustrators and their achievements from 1550 to 1900 / Lys de Bray

Author:
De Bray, Lys  Search this
Physical description:
191 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 34 cm
Type:
Biography
Date:
1989
C1989
Topic:
Botanical artists  Search this
Botanical illustration--History  Search this
Call number:
QK98.18 .D28 1989
QK98.18.D28 1989
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_396042

"She travels alone and unattended" : the visit to the Eastern Cape of the botanical artist Marianne North

Author:
Beard, Margot  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Subject:
North, Marianne 1830-1890  Search this
North, Marianne 1830-1890 Travel  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
South Africa
Date:
2007
Topic:
Botanical art  Search this
Call number:
N8.A34 A78
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_912906

Landscapes beyond land : routes, aesthetics, narratives / edited by Arnar Árnason [and others]

Author:
Árnason, Arnar  Search this
Physical description:
viii, 216 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
2012
Topic:
Landscape assessment  Search this
Landscape changes  Search this
Geographical perception  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1048895

Flower artists of Kew : botanical paintings by contemporary artists / William T. Stearn

Author:
Stearn, William T (William Thomas) 1911-2001  Search this
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew  Search this
Subject:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew  Search this
Physical description:
160 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
England
Date:
1990
Topic:
Botanical illustration  Search this
Botanical illustration--History  Search this
Botanical artists--History  Search this
Botanical artists  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_457998

Jim Dine : flowers and plants / essay by Marco Livingstone

Title:
Flowers and plants
Author:
Livingstone, Marco  Search this
Subject:
Dine, Jim 1935-  Search this
Physical description:
143 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
1994
Topic:
Botanical illustration  Search this
Flowers in art  Search this
Botanical artists--Interviews  Search this
Call number:
N40.1.D583 L7 1994
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_472761

Walter Hood Fitch : a celebration / Jan Lewis

Author:
Lewis, Jan  Search this
Subject:
Fitch, W. H (Walter Hood) 1817-1892  Search this
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew  Search this
Physical description:
viii, 34, 73 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Great Britain
Date:
1992
Topic:
Botanical artists--Biography  Search this
Botanical illustration  Search this
Flowers in art  Search this
Call number:
QK98.183.F57 L67 1992
QK98.183.F57L67 1992
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_447154

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