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Watercolor of a yellow-budded wake-robin plant with three broad green leaves on a tall pale stem.

Wake-Robin (Trillium underwoodii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a Western Green Alder branch with serrated green leaves, purple catkins, and brown cones on reddish stems.

Western Green Alder (Alnus sinuata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of red tubular Carolina pink flowers with yellow stamens and green leaves on a pale background.

Carolina Pink (Spigelia marylandica)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a farmer holding wheat with two children in a golden field under a cloudy blue sky.

Our Good Earth

John Steuart Curry, 1940

Watercolor landscape of a river with poplar trees, two rowboats on the shore, and a white sailboat on the water.

Landscape

Walter Paris, 1880

Oval miniature portrait of a curly-haired child in a white dress with red ribbons, set in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Child

Raphaelle Peale, 1800

Watercolor of a branching plant with small blue five-petaled flowers, yellow centers, buds and green leaves on a pale backgro

Bur-forget-me-not (Lappula diffusa)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Abstract watercolor of a large red oval, angular green and orange shapes, and a wavy line on a yellow-green ground.

Untitled (Centerport)

Arthur Dove, 1940

Watercolor of a gabled Gothic tomb with a rider statue on top, pale walls, and a small figure walking at right.

Tomb of Verona

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1920

Watercolor of a Pineland Blueberry branch with pink bell-shaped flowers and green leaves against a cream background.

Pineland Blueberry (Vaccinium tenellum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Oval watercolor portrait of a woman with curly hair, white ruffled collar, brown dress and folding fan, against a tan backgro

Comfort Cory Borden, Mother of Thomas Wix Borden

Comfort Cory Borden, 1810

Watercolor of a white heather plant with pale urn-shaped flowers and green needle-like leaves on a grey wash background.

White Heather (Phyllodoce grandiflora)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor of red rock formations, pine trees, grazing cattle and rolling mountains under a cloudy blue sky.

In Monument Park, Colorado

Walter Paris, 1870

Watercolor of red star-shaped flowers on tall green stems with narrow leaves against a pale background.

Gilia arizonica

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a mountain goldenrod plant with two stems of yellow flowers above green basal leaves on cream paper.

Mountain Goldenrod (Solidago oreophila)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a slender stem with small pale blue Veronica flowers at the top and paired green leaves.

Veronica serpyllifolia

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a whitewashed building with brown roof, autumn poplar trees, and a rocky foreground beside a stone arch.

Between Lausanne and Vevey, Above the Highway

Templeton Strong, 1910

Watercolor botanical study of a honeysuckle branch with orange flower clusters, buds and green leaves on a pale background.

Douglas Honeysuckle (Lonicera glaucescens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a star solomonplume plant with narrow green leaves and small white star-shaped flowers on pale stems.

Star Solomonplume (Vagnera stellata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

John Borden, Father of Thomas Wix Borden

John Borden, 1810

Watercolor of a dogbane plant with pink bell-shaped flowers and green oval leaves on a pale background.

Dogbane (Apocyum androsaemfolium)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Italian Peasant Woman

Giuseppe Signorini, 1930

Watercolor of purple wisteria flower clusters hanging from a branch with green pinnate leaves on a pale background.

American Wisteria (Kraunhia frutescens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a woman swinging from a tree branch while another woman sits watching below, with grass and tipis in the distan

Indian Girls Swinging

Alfred Jacob Miller, 1860

Watercolor of a rattlesnake plantain with a tall stalk of small white flowers and dark green veined leaves at its base.

Western Rattlesnake Plantain (Peranium decipiens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor of a grape hyacinth with two blue flower spikes and long grey-green leaves rising from a pale bulb.

Grape Hyacinth (Muscari racemosum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with curled hair, blue dress, lace collar and red drapery in an ornate gold frame.

Mrs. William Crick (Juliette Knight)

Mrs. William Crick, 1830

Watercolor of white anemone flowers with yellow centers and green leaves on slender stems against a pale background.

Anemone (Anemone zephyra)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor bouquet of wildflowers including black-eyed Susans, pink blossoms, and purple asters on a pale background.

Group of Flowers

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1880

Watercolor of a white southern magnolia bud on a brown stem, framed by large green leaves with visible veins.

Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910