Banning, Mary Elizabeth, 1822-1903
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 Known for the manuscript "The Fungi of Maryland," which remains unpublished.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/
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Banning, Mary Elizabeth
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