The Plant Press

From The Plant Press, Vol. 24, No. 4, October 2021.

Staff activities

On March 16, Alice Tangerini gave a presentation on “Botanical illustration at the National Museum of Natural History” to the Baltimore City Master Gardeners for their first meeting of 2021. The initial request was from Master Gardener and beekeeper, Chris Turett. An audience of 40 plus gardeners attended the virtual Zoom meeting. Tangerini’s 40-minute presentation included scenes from the Botany Department and the drawing process including field collection, mounting plants, and curating the collections. The program was well received, and Turett sent Tangerini two jars of his very own harvested honey.

Kazoo Magazine, a subscription magazine, published an article, “Drawing Upon Nature”, featuring Alice Tangerini and her work as a botanical illustrator at the National Museum of Natural History in its Fall 2021 issue. The magazine, aimed at pre-teen girls, has themed issues; this issue was “The Wild Issue” with nature-oriented topics. The magazine printed Tangerini’s illustrations including a color Globba, a Sampera in graphite, and a sample of inked leaf shapes for a drawing project. The story on her work was based on an interview by the editor, Erin Bried.