Johann Wilhelm Weinmann

Aloe Plant Engraving

1737-45

Seba, Albertus. Locupletissimi rerum naturalium thesauri accurata descriptio, et iconibus artificiossimis expressio, per universam physices historiam. Amsterdam, Wetsten, Smith, Jans...

Original engraving, hand-colored at publication, after the work of Mark Catesby by Johann Michael Seligmann from "Sammlung verschneider auslandischer und seltener Vogel." Nuremberg:...

Original engraving by Johann Wilhelm Weinmann from "Phytanthosa Iconographia." Ratisbon, 1737-1745. This plate: No. 113 Ananas Folio Latiore. Mezzotint engraving printed in color and...

Original engraving by Johann Wilhelm Weinmann from "Phytanthosa Iconographia." Ratisbon, 1737-1745. This plate: Cereus Minimus Serpens Americanus. [Cactus]. Mezzotint engraving print...

Seba, Albertus. Locupletissimi rerum naturalium thesauri accurata descriptio, et iconibus artificiossimis expressio, per universam physices historiam. Amsterdam, Wetsten, Smith, Jans...

Seba, Albertus. Locupletissimi rerum naturalium thesauri accurata descriptio, et iconibus artificiossimis expressio, per universam physices historiam. Amsterdam, Wetsten, Smith, Jans...

Bearded Man with Shadowed Face, Wearing a Scarf and a Plumed Hat, (3rd state), 1645-50 Etching on laid paper 152 x 184 mm.; 6 x 7 1/4 inches References: Bellini 45 Bartsch 52 Note...

Dramatic abstracted botanical still life of house plants and red roses Lithograph by Sidney Jonas Budnick (American, 1921-1994), 1978. Unframed, unsigned....

Pioneer Activists is an ongoing series of artworks by Suzanne Benton. Consisting largely of monoprints with Chine collé where the artist references suffragists, feminists, writers and educators from the 19th century and beyond. These works embody the artist’s stellar theme of bringing past to present. Mary Church Terrell Over Time, monoprint with Chine collé, 27 x 20 inches, 2018 (1863 – 1954) Mary Church Terrell Life Cycle, monoprint with Chine collé, 27 x 20 inches, 2018 (1863 – 1954) Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Mary Church Terrell was a well-known author and activist for equal rights. Terrell’s parents were freed slaves who grew to become financially successful. A part of a rising African-American upper middle class, Terrell used her position to campaign for racial equality and women’s suffrage. I In 1884, she graduated from Oberlin College...

Pioneer Activists is an ongoing series of artworks by Suzanne Benton. Consisting largely of monoprints with Chine collé where the artist references suffragists, feminists, writers and educators from the 19th century and beyond. These works embody the artist’s stellar theme of bringing past to present. THE GAZE Monoprint with Chine collé, 13 ¼ x 10 inches, 1999 Dorothy Canfield Fisher 1879 –1958) Dorothy Canfield Fisherwas an educational reformer, social activist, and best-selling American author in the early 20th century. She strongly supported women's rights, racial equality, and lifelong education. Eleanor Roosevelt named her one of the ten most influential women in the United States. The Women’s Rights Historical Park exhibited Benton's growing series in 1995 during the 75th anniversary of women’s suffrage. The Oberlin College...

Pioneer Activists is an ongoing series of artworks by Suzanne Benton. Consisting largely of monoprints with Chine collé where the artist references suffragists, feminists, writers and educators from the 19th century and beyond. These works embody the artist’s stellar theme of bringing past to present. Carrie Chapman Catt, monoprint with Chine collé, 18 ¾ "x 12 15/16", 1992 (1859 – 1947) The women’s right to vote in the United States is owed largely to the efforts of Carrie Chapman Catt. Born in Wisconsin and educated at Iowa State, Catt left work as a high school principle and later as a newspaper editor to join the fight for women’s suffrage. Skilled as a lecturer, Catt rose rapidly to national leadership, succeeding Susan B. Anthony as president of the National/American Women’s Suffrage Association in 1900. Catt’s pressure on President Woodrow Wilson and her tireless work to secure state ratification, culminated in the Nineteenth Amendment’s adoption in 1920. Following suffrage work, Catt devoted herself to peace and disarmament issues, serving as chair of the Committee on the Cause and Cure of War. The Women’s Rights Historical Park exhibited the growing series in 1995 during the 75th anniversary of women’s suffrage. The Oberlin College...

Pioneer Activists is an ongoing series of artworks by Suzanne Benton. Consisting largely of monoprints with Chine collé where the artist references suffragists, feminists, writers and educators from the 19th century and beyond. These works embody the artist’s stellar theme of bringing past to present. The Suffragist (Alice Paul) One of the prime dedicated vocal leaders of the women’s suffrage movement in the twentieth century, Alice Paul actively campaigned for the passage of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution...