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ORGANIZATIONS
American Society of Botanical Artists (ASBA)
47 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10003
(866) 691-9080 (toll free in U.S.)
(212) 691-9080
e-mail: cbolt@nyc.rr.com
Web site: http://huntbot.andrew.cmu.edu/ASBA/ASBotArtists.html
Guild of Natural Science Illustrators
P.O. Box 652
Ben Franklin Station
Washington, DC 20044
(301) 309-1514
Web site: http://www.gnsi.org
The National Association of Schools of Art and Design
11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21
Reston, VA 20190
(703) 437-0700
Web site: http://www.arts-accredit.org
WEB SITES
The Society of Botanical Artists
http://www.soc-botanical-artists.org
Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation (Carnegie Mellon University)
http://huntbot.andrew.cmu.edu
BOOKS
Blunt, Wilfred, and William T. Stearn, eds. The Art of Botanical Illustration. New York: Dover Publications, 1994.
Hodges, Elaine R. S., ed. The Guild Handbook of Scientific Illustration. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2003.
Sherwood, Shirley, and Victoria Matthews, eds. Contemporary Botanical Artists: The Shirley Sherwood Collection. London, England: Ewidenfeld & Nicolson, 1996.
Sherwood, Shirley. A Passion for Plants. New York: Sterling Publishing Co., 2001.
West, Keith R. How to Draw Plants: The Techniques of Botanical Illustration. Portland, OR: Timber Press, 1996.
West, Keith R. Painting Plant Portraits: A Step-by-Step Guide. Portland, OR: Timber Press, 1997.
Wunderlich, Eleanor B. Botanical Illustration in Watercolor. New York: Watson-Guptill, 1996.
Zuk, Judith D., and Christopher Brickell. American Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. New York: DK Publishing, 1997.
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