Watts, May Theilgaard
Forest Nature Trail Guide, page 6 illustrations and layout with preliminary sketches
Identifier
3.24656Format
Sheet 1: Pen and India ink on cream Strathmore board.Sheet 2: Green colored pencil on cream paper.
Digitization Status
DigitizedReproduction:
OriginalDimensions
28.6 cm W x 37.2 cm H (Item)21 cm W x 33.4 cm H (Platemark or image size)
Extent
2 sheetsType
DrawingDate created
1946Description
Sheet One: Original illustrations and layout for page 6, excluding text, for The Morton Arboretum Forest Nature Trail Guide booklet. Key lines included.Illustrated stumps with numbers indicate points of interest along trail as seen on trail map.
Tree stump #10: Black Walnut
Identifying characteristics for leaves, seeds, and nuts illustrated to the right.
Tree stump #11: Red Oak Bark
Identifying characteristics for bark and leaves illustrated to the right.
Tree stump #12: H-A-M
Mnemonic device for remembering which common trees bear leaves opposite each other: H = horse-chestnut, A= ash, and M = maple. Identifying characteristics for leaves illustrated to the right labeled "alternate" and "opposite".
Tree stump #13: Who Planted These 4 Trees in a Row?
Generalized illustration of four trees with identifying characteristics for seeds illustrated to the right labeled "oak," "maple," "ash," and "oak".
Sheet Two: Preliminary sketch of green-colored illustrations.
Subject - keywords and LC headings
Nature studyNature trails
Trees--Identification
Drawings -- United States -- 20th century
Pen works -- United States -- 20th century
Fraxinus L. (ash)
Juglans nigra L. (black walnut)
Forest Trail
Acer L. (maple)
Quercus rubra L. (northern red oak)
