Margaret Stones
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Elsie Margaret Stones AM
, MBE
(born 28 August 1920 at Colac, Victoria
) is an Australian botanical illustrator
. Stones worked as principal contributing artist to Curtis's Botanical Magazine
from 1950 to 1951. Between 1958 and 1983 she had produced more than 400 watercolor drawings for the magazine.
In 1957 she was commissioned to prepare a set of floral designs for Australian postage stamps
.
Stones worked closely with Winifred Curtis
between 1967 and 1978 in providing the illustrations for The Endemic Flora of Tasmania
.
She has two genera named after her, Stonesia and Stonesiella
.
Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
, MBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(born 28 August 1920 at Colac, Victoria
Colac, Victoria
Colac is a small city located in the Western District of Victoria, Australia, situated approximately 150 kilometres south-west of Melbourne on the southern shore of Lake Colac and the surrounding volcanic plains, approximately 40 km inland from Bass Strait. Colac is the largest city in and...
) is an Australian botanical illustrator
Botanical illustrator
A botanical illustrator is a person who paints, sketches or otherwise illustrates botanical subjects such as trees and flowers. The job requires great artistic skill, attention to fine detail, and technical botanical knowledge...
. Stones worked as principal contributing artist to Curtis's Botanical Magazine
Curtis's Botanical Magazine
The Botanical Magazine; or Flower-Garden Displayed, is an illustrated publication which began in 1787. The longest running botanical magazine, it is widely referred to by the subsequent name Curtis's Botanical Magazine....
from 1950 to 1951. Between 1958 and 1983 she had produced more than 400 watercolor drawings for the magazine.
In 1957 she was commissioned to prepare a set of floral designs for Australian postage stamps
Postage stamps and postal history of Australia
This is an overview of the postage stamps and postal history of Australia.- Postal history :The six self-governing Australian colonies that formed the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901 operated their own postal service and issued their own stamps – see articles on the systems on New South...
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Stones worked closely with Winifred Curtis
Winifred Curtis
Winifred Mary Curtis was an Australian botanist, author and a pioneer researcher in plant embryology and cytology. She was born on 15 June 1905 in London, the only child of Herbert John Curtis and Elizabeth Winifred Curtis . She died on 14 October 2005 in Hobart.Curtis lived in India for several...
between 1967 and 1978 in providing the illustrations for The Endemic Flora of Tasmania
The Endemic Flora of Tasmania
The Endemic Flora of Tasmania is a six-volume botanical book, with text by Winifred Mary Curtis and coloured lithographs by renowned botanical illustrator Margaret Stones....
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She has two genera named after her, Stonesia and Stonesiella
Stonesiella
Stonesiella is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
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