Esther Heins (1908-2007) was an American artist and scientific illustrator and author. She is known for her botanical illustrations.
Esther Heins | |
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| Born | November 10, 1908 Brooklyn, New York |
| Died | December 3, 2007 (aged 99) |
| Known for | Botanical Illustration |
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]
Heins died on December 3, 2007, at the age of 99.[1] Her work is in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Esther Heins Obituary (2008) - Marblehead, MA". The Boston Globe. 18 January 2018. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023 – via Legacy.com.
- ^ "Esther Heins - Biography". askART.com. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ Leet, Judith (1987). Flowering Trees and Shrubs: The Botanical Paintings of Esther Heins. Text consulting by Peter Del Tredici and forward by Peter Shaw Ashton. New York: Harry N. Abrams. ISBN 9780810909403. OCLC 14099295. OL 5269978W. Retrieved 5 June 2024 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Artist/Maker: Esther Heins". Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Archived from the original on 6 June 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2023.