“Old Worlds — New Worlds: Botanical Fervor in the Age of Discovery”
When: Sat., Feb. 3, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. 2018
Dedicated to the exploration of “the visual bounty of the natural world,” SAMA’s 21st annual Mays Symposium comprises enlightening presentations by four distinguished speakers: Martyn Rix (“The Golden Age of Botanical Art”); Emily Berquist Soule (“The Bishop’s Utopia”); David J. Elliott (“The Curious Mr. Catesby: A Truly Ingenious Naturalist Explores New Worlds”); and Katherine Manthorne (“Unity of Nature: Alexander von Humbolt and the Americas”).
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