Margaret Mee: Portraits of Plants Module
Margaret Mee: Portraits of Plants draws on manuscript and print works from the rare book collection to situate Mee within a tradition of women botanical artists and illustrators that stretches back to the seventeenth century. Portraits of Plants also interrogates the enduring interplay between art and science through a variety of media (botanical illustration, watercolor, photography) extending to the present day, with works by contemporary photographer Amy Lamb, scientific illustrator Alice Tangerini, and botanical artist Nirupa Rao.
Online Exhibit
The online exhibition makes available the resources of the physical exhibition, provides digital tools to build new connections between the geographies and histories of featured artists and illustrators, and centralizes research both from the exhibition and work previously undertaken at Dumbarton Oaks. Learn more in a series of essays, interviews, and additional resources.
Margaret Mee: Portraits of Plants
Family Guide
Margaret Mee: Portraits of Plants Family Guide
Classroom Activities
Margaret Mee and the Amazon Lesson Plan
AP World History Document-Based Question: Margaret Mee