The Flower Hunter: Ellis Rowan
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Flower Hunter: Ellis Rowan
By (Author) Patricia Fullerton
National Library of Australia
National Library of Australia
1st January 2002
Australia
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
759.994
Short-listed for National Biography Award (Australia) 2009
Physical Properties
Paperback
111
Description
Ellis Rowan-painter, naturalist, writer and explorer-was an extraordinary woman for her era. Petite, plucky and always immaculately dressed, for almost 50 years she travelled to the remote parts of Australia, India, Europe, America and New Guinea in pursuit of exotic flowers and wildlife to paint. Over 3000 works testify to her prodigious output. For all her accolades however, Rowan's reputation was contentious, even after her death. It is hoped that The Flower Hunter: Ellis Rowan will help establish her rightful place in Australian art.
