VISUAL ARTS

    Flora Fantastica: The Whimsical Botanical Art of MF Cardamone

    Flora Fantastica: The Whimsical Botanical Art of MF Cardamone

    Presented by Academy of Natural Sciences at Academy of Natural Sciences

    January 15-April 17, 2011


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    Flora Fantastica features a collection of mixed media works on paper from Philadelphia native MF Cardamone, who studied art at the Tyler School of Art and botany at the Barnes Foundation Arboretum School. Inspired by the pressed botanical specimens at the Academy of Natural Sciences and other natural history museums, Cardamone whimsically records the life histories of plants by combining specimens with images and words that playfully modernize the traditions of specimen mounting and botanical illustration. The result is complex visual narratives that reveal the science, history and beauty of their subjects.

     


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        Academy of Natural Sciences

        19th Street & Benjamin Franklin Parkway
        Philadelphia, PA 19103

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      • Admission Info

        Tickets:

        $12 adults; $10 children 3-12, seniors, college students, and military personnel; free for members and children under 3. $2 fee for Butterflies!

      • Dates & Times

        Dates:
        January 15-April 17, 2011

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