Rhododendron: Catawba

Rhododendron: Catawba

Botany

Rhododendrons

Botanical illustration

Flowers

This pen-and-ink drawing is of a two rhododendron twigs with leaves and buds. The drawing is signed and dated in pencil and labeled: "Alum Cave Trail between Grassy Patch and Arch Rock.” Irving Rhodes Fromer (1913-1994) was a self-taught artist who was employed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the 1930s. He worked for both the TVA and the National Park Service and later lived in California, where he was known for creating socially conscious art.

Fromer, Irving Rhodes, 1913-1994

Civilian Conservation Corps Collection

Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

1937-06-28

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drawings (visual works)

eng

StillImage

20267

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2015-06-01

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Sevier County (Tenn.)

Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.)

14.5" x 11.5"(dimension)

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