MARGARET MEE (BRITISH, 1909-1988) Guzmania monostachia (Tufted Airplant) 08_03_23 We find gathered in this

We find gathered in this perfidious plant everything that can contribute to attracting to it those who are not insensitive to the charms of nature

It is connected to the southern tip of South America in the western hemisphere and joins to Giava Minore (i

circa 1700Hand-colored copperplate engravingSheet size: 24 x 19 inches

Published: Philadelphia

MARGARET MEE (BRITISH, 1909-1988) Guzmania monostachia (Tufted Airplant) 08_03_23 We find gathered in thisMARGARET 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