pp. xix, 82 p. : ill. (1 col.) ; 24 cm. Notes, Bibliography: p. 75-77. Tells the story of women artists like Elize Currie and Louise Clifton in the colonial period and Ellis Rowan, Marianne North and Margaret Forrest who produced botanical studies; they were followed after 1899 by Kathleen O’Connor, Daisy Rossi, Florence Fuller, and Annie Darrington; describes their work and how they laid a foundation which future women artists could build. #0318 Signed by Author (inscription) First Edition