Western Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus) illustration

Public

This illustration by Oldriska (Oluna) Ceska is of a branch of Western Thimbleberry. The red berries and some of the leaves are painted with watercolours with the remaining branch and leaves are a pencil sketch. The illustration on the card was used as the theme painting for "Plantae Occidentalis: 200 Years of Botanical Art in British Columbia - April 1979 to September 1980" and is Number 30 in that Exhibition. The painting was also used for the poster and invitations to the exhibition program.

In Collection:
Creator Subject Language Identifier
  • Number 30
Keyword Date created Resource type Rights statement Extent
  • 1 page ; 36.5 x 28 cm
Geographic coverage Coordinates
  • 53.99983, -125.0032
Additional physical characteristics
  • Verso blank.
Physical repository Collection
  • Oluna and Adolf Ceska Collection
Provenance
  • Gift of Adolf Ceska, February 2023.
Provider Genre Archival item identifier
  • Accession Number: 2023-006 and 2023-024 - Botanical Illustrations, 1979-2021; File: 2.1 - Western Thimbleberry and Other Botanical Illustrations, 1979-1980
Fonds title Fonds identifier Is referenced by Date digitized
  • August 2023
Technical note
  • Scanned on Betterlight/TTI (600 dpi;1/20;283;copy4; camera 1000), for art (600 dpi;1/20;263;copy4; camera 1000) by PD/LG. Metadata by KD.
Rights
  • Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
DOI

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