Morton Arboretum : Drawing : Forest Nature Trail Guide, page 10 illustrations and layout with preliminary sketches [3.24660]

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Watts, May Theilgaard

Forest Nature Trail Guide, page 10 illustrations and layout with preliminary sketches

Identifier

3.24660

Format

Sheet 1: Pen and India ink on cream Strathmore board.
Sheet 2: Green colored pencil on cream paper.

Digitization Status

Digitized

Reproduction:

Original

Dimensions

29.3 cm W x 37 cm H (Item)
21 cm W x 32.5 cm H (Platemark or image size)

Extent

2 sheets

Type

Drawing

Date created

1946

Description

Sheet One: Original illustrations and layout for page 10, 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 #22: Ash
White Ash "twig," "leaf," and "fruit" as labeled and illustrated to the right.

Tree stump #23: A Woodchuck's Burrow
Illustration of a woodchuck and a cross-section of a woodchuck burrow to the right.

Tree stump #24: Moss on trees
Illustration of four generalized tree trunks with moss covering left side of each to the right.

Tree stump #25: Leaf veination
Identifying characteristics for "parallel-veined," "palmate-veined," and "pinnate-veined" leaves as labeled and illustrated to the right.

Sheet Two: Preliminary sketch of green-colored illustrations.

Language

English