Forest Nature Trail Guide, page 15 illustrations and layout with preliminary sketches
Identifier
3.24672Format
Sheet 1: Pen and India ink on cream Strathmore board.
Sheet 2: Green colored pencil on cream paper.Digitization Status
DigitizedReproduction:
OriginalDimensions
29 cm W x 27 cm H (Item)
21 cm W x 32.5 cm H (Platemark or image size)
Extent
2 sheetsType
DrawingDate created
1946Description
Sheet One: Original illustrations and layout for page 15, including some 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 #44: Which oak is this one?
Text handwritten in center panel and identifying characteristics for four types of oak leaves outlined to the right - illustration in the first row is labeled "Are the lobes pointed - or - rounded," the middle row is lableled "deep - or -shallow," the bottom row is labeled "Is the surface leathery or dull".
Tree stump #45: Douglas Fir
Text handwritten in center panel and identifying characteristics for needles and cones illustrated to the right - label "long end bud" points arrow to top center of needles drawing, and label "bracts" points arrow to center left of cone drawing.
Tree stump #46: Honey Locust
Labels handwritten in center panel and identifying characteristics of leaves, thorns, and pods illustrated to the right.
Sheet Two: Preliminary sketch of green-colored illustrations.