Esther Heins

Esther Heins (November 10, 1908 – December 3, 2007) was an American artist, scientific illustrator, and author known for her botanical illustrations.

Biography

Esther Heins was born on November 10, 1908, in Brooklyn.[1] She attended the Massachusetts School of Art. Heins worked as a commercial art, eventually focusing on botanical illustration.[2] Heins died on December 3, 2007, aged 99.[1] Her work is in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.[3]

Art career

Heins created a series of water color paintings of plants in the Arnold Arboretum. Many of those illustrations were collected into the book Flowering Trees and Shrubs.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Esther Heins Obituary (2008) - Marblehead, MA". The Boston Globe. 18 January 2018. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023 – via Legacy.com.
  2. ↑ "Esther Heins - Biography". askART.com. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "Artist/Maker: Esther Heins". Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Archived from the original on 6 June 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  4. ↑ Leet, Judith (1987). Flowering Trees and Shrubs: The Botanical Paintings of Esther Heins. Text consulting by Peter Del Tredici and foreword by Peter Shaw Ashton. New York: Harry N. Abrams. ISBN 9780810909403. OCLC 14099295. OL 5269978W. Retrieved 5 June 2024 – via Internet Archive.
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