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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 Pictures |
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