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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. 
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Language
English