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Biographical entry Ashby, Alison Marjorie (1901 - 1987)
- Born
- 1901
South Australia, Australia - Died
- 1987
- Occupation
- Botanical artist and Botanical collector
Summary
Alison Ashby, the daughter of Edwin Ashby of the Wittunga garden, Adelaide, painted water colours of many hundreds of Australian flowers.
Details
Painted water colours of many hundreds of Australian flowers. The originals are now housed in the South Australian State Herbarium and more than 200 have been published as postcards.
Archival resources
Private hands (Robertson, E.L.)
- Alison Marjorie Ashby - Records, 1901 - 1987; Private hands (Robertson, E.L.). Details
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Corrick, M. G., 'Alison M. Ashby, 1975. Australian Natural History Medallionist', Victorian Naturalist, vol. 93, no. 3, 1976, pp. 95-97. Details
- Robertson, Enid, 'Ashby, Alison Marjorie (1901-1987), Botanical Artist and Plant Collector', Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 17, 2007, p. 35. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Ashby, Alison M', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1234864. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 26 March 2007
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