Ruth Stiff presents an illustrated lecture portraying the life, work, and legacy of the British artist Margaret Mee. The artist’s development within the historic context of Amazonian exploration and botanical illustration is portrayed. She establishes her as an artist internationally acclaimed by botanists and art critics alike. Mee’s amazing journeys along the Amazon are highlighted, including her long-time and ultimately successful attempt to illustrate the “moonflower,” a night-blooming cactus. Ruth Stiff is the Curator of North American Exhibitions, Kew Gardens. She has lectured throughout North America and Europe on botanical art. She has written various books including Margaret Mee, Return to the Amazon, 1996; and The Flowering Amazon, 2004. She is a Fellow of the Linnaean Society of London.

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