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SOUTH AMERICAN PICTURES
MARGARET MEE COLLECTION
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Tony Morrison |
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Margaret Mee and the Moonflower - the open bloom of the cactus
Selenicereus wittii. The photograph was taken in the flooded forest
of the Rio Negro, Brasil at about midnight after Margaret had completed
the basic sketches for her painting. The flower has a soft , sweet perfume
and is fully open for only a few hours. |
| More....Margaret
Mee 1909 - 1988 was an artist who painted many tropical flowers in Brazil
and is best known for her travels in Amazon forests. For more pictures of
Margaret Mee, the places where she lived, her friends and life from early
days to a few hours before she died please get in touch with South American
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