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Watercolor of nodding purple fairy lantern flowers with narrow green leaves and buds on slender stems.

Purple Fairy Lantern (Calochortus anoenum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1936

Watercolor of Mountain Lady's Slipper orchids with maroon twisted petals, white pouch lips and green leaves.

Mountain Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium montanum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Architectural drawing of a classical interior with Corinthian columns and an arched mural of angels above a group of men.

A Town Meeting

Louis Schaettle, 1910

Watercolor of a flame azalea branch with orange blossoms, green leaves, and reddish-purple buds on a pale background.

Flame Azalea (Rhododendron speciosum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1938

Watercolor of Ramshead lady's slipper orchid stems with maroon pouch flowers and green pleated leaves on a cream background.

Ramshead Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium arietinum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Chalk drawing of a seated spinning woman, a standing woman with a distaff, goats, and a clay jug, with a verse panel.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Youth and Age

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Watercolor of a clustered hedgehog cactus with bright red flowers and yellow centers against a cream background.

Hedgehog Cactus (Coryphantha arizonica)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1933

Watercolor of two pentstemon stems with pale purple tubular flowers, green buds and leaves on a white background.

Pentstemon (Pentstemon macranthus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Pencil sketch of the rock-cut Tomb of Helena in Jerusalem with a carved frieze, steps, a seated figure, and a palm tree.

Tomb of Helena, Jerusalem

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Ink drawing of a compass rose with ornate script below reading Levi Mentzer, born May 3, 1811, on aged paper.

Levi Mentzer Born May 3, 1811

n.d Mentzer Family Member, 1810

Watercolor of two white Matilija poppy flowers with yellow centers, a bud, a seed pod, and grey-green leaves.

Matilija Poppy (Romneya coulteri)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1931

Watercolor of a balsam fir branch with clustered brown cones and green needles on a pale background.

Balsam Fir (Albies fraseri)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1932

Pencil sketch of rolling hills and a winding river valley at twilight, with handwritten notes along the bottom edge.

Twilight on the Way from Tongue River (Head of Little Big Horn?)

Thomas Moran, 1890

Watercolor of a fairy-bells plant with bright red berries and green leaves edged in yellow, on a pale background.

Fairy-bells (Disporum hookeri)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1933

Watercolor sketch of ruined stone temple with fallen columns and a row of Ionic columns under a cloudy sky.

Temple of Azani, from South

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Thelma Snowdon

James Owen, 1840

Watercolor of a moss campion cushion with pink flowers, purple buds and green needle leaves on cream paper.

Moss Campion (Silene acaulis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1924

Pencil sketch of a jagged mountain peak above a sloping valley with a winding creek path.

In Camp on Soda Butte Creek, Cook City

Thomas Moran, 1890

Ink drawing of a standing nude woman with dark hair beside a chair, rendered in loose brush outlines on pale paper.

Female Nude, Standing

Watercolor of a slender stem with pink flowers, buds and narrow green leaves on a cream background.

Untitled--Plant Study

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Pencil sketch of a ruined hilltop fortress with walls and towers above a town and river at its base.

Ancient Fortress near Monselice

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Charcoal and red pastel drawing of a seated female nude torso with head wrap, bold outlines on pale paper.

Female Nude Torso

Pencil sketch of a rounded hill with scattered shrubs and low ridges on either side under an empty sky.

Mt. Tabor, Israel

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Watercolor of California pitcher plants with tall hooded green and maroon leaves and a drooping red flower.

California Pitcherplant (Chrysamphora californica)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1924

Watercolor of nodding purple and cream fritillary flowers on slender green stems with narrow leaves.

Fritillary (Fritillaria biflora)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1935

Watercolor botanical study of a flowering plant with pink blossoms, white flower clusters, and green oval leaves on red stems

Untitled (Tripterocalyx pedunculatus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1935

Pencil drawing of a bearded man in a cap, head resting on his hand, shaded with soft tonal strokes.

Man Resting

Joseph Stella, 1910

Watercolor of two Red-Helmet plant stalks with maroon hooded flowers and feathery serrated leaves on a pale background.

Red-Helmet (Pedicularis bracteosa)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a pink rhododendron flowering branch with green leaves and a bud, signed and dated 1933.

California Rose-Bay (Rhododendron californicum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1933

Watercolor botanical study of two penstemon stems with pink and purple tubular flowers and narrow green leaves.

Prairie Pentstemon (Pentstemon erianthera)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of white evening primrose blossoms with yellow stamens, pink buds and serrated green leaves on a pale background.

Evening Primrose (Pachyoplus hirsutus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1927

Watercolor of sequoia cones and drooping green foliage on a branch against a pale background.

Sequoia (Sequoia gigantea)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1890

Design drawing of a round footed vase with two dancing nude figures in relief, decorated with white dots and green glaze.

Vase with Dancing Figures

André Metthey, 1910

Charcoal drawing of a haloed recording angel with an open book, two winged attendants, and many hands reaching up from below.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Recording Angel

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Watercolor of a blue California lilac branch with dense flower clusters and large green leaves on a brown stem.

California Lilac (Ceanothus thyrsiflorus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1935

Watercolor of a green strawberry cactus with spiny reddish stems and two pink flowers on a pale background.

Green Strawberry Cactus (Echinocereus viridiflorus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1925

Pencil sketch of a craggy rock tower above low rocky coastline, with handwritten inscription near Marmelito dated 1890.

Rock Tower near Marmelito

Thomas Moran, 1890

Watercolor of hooded pitcherplant stems with yellow nodding flowers and tubular red-veined green pitchers on a pale backgroun

Hooded Pitcherplant (Sarracenia minor)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1925

Pencil sketch of a building interior with large pipes suspended by chains, stone blocks, and a man in a hat at right.

How the Pipes Are Suspended

Joseph Pennell, 1920

Watercolor of a columbine plant with pale lilac nodding flowers, yellow stamens, buds, and lobed green leaves on white paper.

Aquilegia ecalcarata

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1935

Watercolor of red primrose blossoms and buds on tall stems above broad green leaves.

Primrose (Primula parryi)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Drawing of a winged figure above a seated woman with her back turned, beside three stanzas of handwritten verse.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Awakening

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Watercolor of a pinkshell azalea branch with pale pink flowers, green leaves and long stamens on a cream background.

Pinkshell Azalea (Azalea vaseyi)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a drooping California nutmeg branch with narrow green needles and three oval green fruits.

California Nutmeg (Tumion californicum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1929

Pencil sketch of a desert valley with hatched mountain ridges, rocky foreground and handwritten place notes below.

Woody Sheila 1st Encampment from Sinai Towards Akaba

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Watercolor of fleabane flowers with lavender petals, yellow centers, and green leaves on a white background.

Fleabane (Erigeron macranthus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1938

Watercolor of pink hedge bindweed flowers, buds, and green heart-shaped leaves on red stems against a cream background.

Hedge Bindweed (Calystegia (Convolvulus) sepium)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1932

Pencil sketch of rocky cliffs, a waterfall, and trees on tan paper, titled Falls of Yellowstone by Thomas Moran.

Falls of Yellowstone

Thomas Moran, 1890

Watercolor of bogbean stems with white and pink fringed flowers and green leaves on a cream background.

Bogbean (Menyanthes trifoliata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1925

Pastel drawing of two haystacks beside a rail fence at the edge of woods, with a meadow of wildflowers in the foreground.

Haystacks at Edge of Woods

John Henry Twachtman, 1890

Graphite and chalk drawing of a standing nude child on tan paper, with faint grid lines over the figure.

Standing Nude Child

William Page, 1810

Watercolor botanical study of a spiny purple-flowered thistle-like plant with toothed green leaves on a pale background.

Saussurea (Saussurea densa)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of white Queencup flowers with yellow stamens among broad green leaves on reddish stems.

Queencup (Clintonia uniflora)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Brown ink wash drawing of two female nudes, one seated and one reclining, with dark outlines and abstract background.

Two Female Nudes

Watercolor of two tall aster stems with purple petals, yellow centers and narrow green leaves on a pale background.

Aster (Aster hirariifolius)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1923

Watercolor of a flowering orchid plant with reddish-brown blossoms on tall stems and broad green leaves, on a pale background

Untitled--Plant Study

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1929

Pen and wash drawing of a standing man in a wide-brimmed hat, short jacket and tall boots, with a handwritten caption below.

Costume of a Bandit, Rome

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Watercolor of arrowhead plant with arrow-shaped leaves, white flowers with yellow centers, and green buds on red stems.

Arum Arrowhead (Sagittaria cuneata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1923

Watercolor of a roundleaf sundew rosette with red-fringed round leaves and a tall flower stalk on cream paper.

Roundleaf Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Pencil sketch of rocky ruins and broken stone walls labeled Cleopatra's Baths, Alexandria, with soft graphite shading.

Cleopatra's Baths, Alexandria

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Pencil and wash sketch of a mountain ridge, hills, trees and a stone arched bridge in a pale landscape.

Mt. of Temptation

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Watercolor of a spiny green cactus with a bright red-orange flower blooming from its top on a pale background.

Lloyd's Strawberry Cactus (Echinocereus lloydii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1925

Watercolor of a slender plant with pink five-petaled flowers and buds on thin green branching stems against cream paper.

Skeleton Flower (Lygodesmia juncea)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor botanical study of a thistle plant with spiny leaves and several flower heads on a cream background.

White Thistle (Cirsium hookeranum)

Mary Vaux Walcott