Eloise Payne Luquer Collection : 1870-1933. 1870-1933.

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Eloise Payne Luquer Collection : 1870-1933. 1870-1933.

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The Eloise Payne Luquer Collection consists of watercolors of botanical subjects mostly native to Westchester County, New York; specifically, the Bedford Hills area where Luquer resided. Many of these illustrations depict an arrangement of flowers which were most likely collected by the artist.

212 Items (art originals) : col. ; smallest item :17 cm. by 19 cm. ; largest item : 67 cm. by 53 cm.

Brooklyn Botanic Garden Library

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden Library

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Garden Club of America

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Luquer, Eloise Payne, 1862-1947

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1862-1947 Eloise Payne Luquer was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1862, and was raised in Bedford, New York. She was a founding member of the Bedford Garden Club, which was a founding organization of the Garden Club of America. She continued to live in Bedford and Bedford Hills until her death in 1947. The Bedford Garden Club established a medal in honor of Luquer in 1949 and presented it to the Garden Club of America. The club continues to annually award the Eloise Payne Luquer medal for special ...

Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

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The idea of Forsythia Day was spurred by Mrs. Edward C. Blum to plant forsythias to enhance the beauty of Brooklyn. Brooklyn Borough president Cashmore proclaimed forsythia the official flower of Brooklyn in 1940. Forsythia Day is celebrated in April when the flowers blossom. From the description of Forsythia Day collection, 1940-1980, 1940-1957 (bulk) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155451985 Teatown Lake Reservation and Kitchawan Field Station were outreach stations of Broo...

Bedford Garden Club (Bedford, N.Y.)

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