Esther Heins
Esther Heins | |
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| Born | November 10, 1908 Brooklyn, New York |
| Died | December 3, 2007 (aged 99) |
| Known for | Botanical Illustration |
Esther Heins (1908-2007) was an American artist and scientific illustrator and author. She is known for her botanical illustrations.
Heins was born on November 10, 1908, in Brooklyn, New York.[1] She attended the Massachusetts School of Art. Heins worked as a commercial art, eventually focusing on botanical illustration.[2]
Heins created a series of water color paintings of plants in the Arnold Arboretum. Many of those illustrations were collected into the book Flowering Trees and Shrubs.[3][4]
Heins died on December 3, 2007, at the age of 99.[1] Her work is in the collection of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Esther Heins Obituary (2008) - Marblehead, MA". Boston Globe. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Esther Heins - Biography". AskArt. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Flowering trees and shrubs : the botanical paintings of Esther Heins / by Judith Leet ; foreword by Peter Shaw Ashton ; Peter del Tredici, text consultant". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ Leet, Judith (1987). Flowering trees and shrubs: The botanical paintings of Esther Heins. Abrams. ISBN 978-0810909403.
- ^ "Esther Heins". Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
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