April 25, 2010
4:30 - 6:30 pm
Education Center, 812 Green Avenue, Orange
This film explores the life and works of the 18th-century English naturalist and artist Mark Catesby, whose book The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands is considered one of the greatest accomplishments in art and science relative to North America. Following the screening, light refreshments at the Museum and viewing of exhibition Blooms: Floral Art in the Stark Collections. Earth Week event. Free.
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Mark Catesby (c. 1682-1749)
The Mock-bird
1731, engraving on paper, hand-colored
In The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, Volume 1
Stark Museum of Art, Orange, Texas, 11.18.2.A
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