Banning, Mary Elizabeth, 1822-1903
Person
Biography
Watercolor artist and naturalist born on a farm in Talbot County, Maryland in 1822. Known for the manuscript "The Fungi of Maryland," which remains unpublished. Her father Robert Banning served in the state legislature. See https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1996/09/09/a-naturalists-overlooked-devotion-to-mind-and-morels/ce8280fc-1f3f-47fa-8f89-ccbe5a0f8d55/
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Banning, Mary Elizabeth
File — Box SC125 Box 1: Series 2 [Barcode: U185012644666], Folder: 24
Identifier: Sub-series 1.1
Subseries Scope and Content
From the Sub-Series:
The Artists Files subseries contains information related to the artist and their works includes photographs, programs, articles and correspondence used in research for specific artists within the collection.
Dates:
1777 - 2009