MARGARET MEE (BRITISH, 1909-1988) Guzmania monostachia (Tufted Airplant) McKenney was known for his contributions

was known for his contributions to geography through his work *Cosmographia*

Braus-Riggenbach and Ulrico Hoepli sale

and Thucydides

*Theatrum Orbis Terrarum*

1802-1816Watercolor and graphite on vellumCompleted: ca

MARGARET MEE (BRITISH, 1909-1988) Guzmania monostachia (Tufted Airplant) McKenney was known for his contributionsMARGARET MEE (BRITISH, 1909 1988) Guzmania monostachia Signed Margaret Mee and inscribed with title, [circa 1968] Gouache over pencil on paper Watermarked Raffaello Fabriano Image size: 8 3 4 x 11 1 2 in. Frame size: 19 x 23 in. Provenance: Margaret Mee A fine, finished painting by Mee of Guzmania monostachia (commonly known as the West Indian Tufted Airplant), which is an epiphytic bromeliad found in Brazil, the West Indies, and Florida (where it is