MARGARET MEE (BRITISH, 1909-1988) Guzmania monostachia (Tufted Airplant) McKenney both in terms of content

both in terms of content and as a snapshot of American history

John Gould (1804-1881) Anser brachyrhynchus [Pink-footed Goose]

1802-1816Watercolor and graphite on vellumCompleted: ca

Professor in Columbia University

Braus-Riggenbach and Ulrico Hoepli sale

MARGARET MEE (BRITISH, 1909-1988) Guzmania monostachia (Tufted Airplant) McKenney both in terms of contentMARGARET MEE (BRITISH, 1909 1988) Guzmania monostachia Signed Margaret Mee and inscribed with title, [circa 1968] Gouache over pencil on paper Watermarked Raffaello Fabriano Image size: 8 3 4 x 11 1 2 in. Frame size: 19 x 23 in. Provenance: Margaret Mee A fine, finished painting by Mee of Guzmania monostachia (commonly known as the West Indian Tufted Airplant), which is an epiphytic bromeliad found in Brazil, the West Indies, and Florida (where it is