Watts, May Theilgaard
Forest Nature Trail Guide, page 9 illustrations and layout with preliminary sketches
Identifier
3.24659Format
Sheet 1: Pen and India ink on cream Strathmore board.Sheet 2: Green colored pencil on cream paper.
Digitization Status
DigitizedReproduction:
OriginalDimensions
29.1 cm W x 36.8 cm H (Item)21 cm W x 32.2 cm H (Platemark or image size)
Extent
2 sheetsType
DrawingDate created
1946Description
Sheet One: Original illustrations and layout for page 9, 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 #18: Garter snake
Includes an illustration of a coiled garter snake to the right.
Tree stump #19: Bracken fern
Identifying characteristics for leaves illustrated to the right.
Tree stump #20: Gravel pit
Three illustrations of a gravel pit labeled "1," "2," and "3" showing stages of vegetation regrowth over time.
Tree stump #21: Slime flux
Name of chronic bleeding from the side of an Elm tree. Identifying characteristics for Elm leaf illustrated to the right.
Sheet Two: Preliminary sketch of green-colored illustrations.
Subject - keywords and LC headings
Garter snakesNature study
Nature trails
Trees--Diseases and pests
Drawings -- United States -- 20th century
Pen works -- United States -- 20th century
Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn (bracken fern)
Ulmus L. (elm)
Forest Trail
Gravel Pits
