Banksia lady : Celia Rosser, botanical artist / Carolyn Landon.
Banksia lady : Celia Rosser, botanical artist / Carolyn Landon.
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
Clayton : Monash university pub, 2015.
Clayton, Victoria Monash University Publishing, [2015].
Date
2015.
Call Numbers
G 2016/268 , H 2015/3303
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
xx, 241 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits (chiefly colour), facsimiles ; 25 cm.
Content type
still image
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 The Book -- ch. 2 Mr Blunt, Professor Steam and the Copperplates -- ch. 3 Empire -- ch. 4 The Mario Banksia -- ch. 5 The Leveson Street Gallery -- ch. 6 The Maud Gibson and the Herbarium -- ch. 7 The Club -- ch. 8 Monash -- ch. 9 The Painting -- ch. 10 The Proj...
Publication information
Publisher
Clayton : Monash university pub, 2015.
Clayton, Victoria Monash University Publishing, [2015].
Place of Publication
Victoria
Date Published
2015.
[2015].
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Australian
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
This is the story of Celia Rosser, the internationally acclaimed botanical illustrator, who ultimately dedicated her life to painting the entire genus of Banksia, the only artist to have done such a thing. Celia's dedication to the task put her at the center of the Monash Banksia Project, underwritten by Monash University for 25 years and culminati...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Banksia lady : Celia Rosser, botanical artist / Carolyn Landon.
Portion of title
Celia Rosser, botanical artist.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Biography.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Mitchell Library copy held at H 2015/3303 : Submission for Premier's Literary Award 2016.
Mitchell Library copy held at H 2015/3300 :Submission for National Biography Award 2016.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2015.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
G 2016/268 , H 2015/3303
Record Identifier
74VK70QlEDey
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK70QlEDey
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9781922235800
DDC
759.994
MMS ID
991022950669702626
