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McArthur, Kathleen Rennie (1915 - 2000)

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Botanical artist and Conservationist
Born: 1915  Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.  Died: 2000  Caloundra, Queensland.
Kathleen Rennie McArthur was a self taught botanical artist who recorded a full years blooming of wildflowers along the Sunshine Coast. The material was turned into her first book Queensland Wildflowers: A Selection (1959, Jacaranda Press). McArthur exhibited and sold her artwork nationally. A keen conservationist, she co-founded the Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland and was involved in many campaigns including pushing for preservation of what is now Cooloola National Park. The James Cook University of Northern Queensland awarded her an Honorary Doctorate for her contributions to botany and the environment.

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Chronology
1959Queensland Wildflowers: A Selection published
1960Exhibited her work in Cairns
1962 - 1965Vice-President of the Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland
1963Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland, Caloundra branch founded
1976Exhibited her work in Canberra
1982Bush in Bloom published
1986Looking at Australian Wildflowers published
1996Doctor of Science honoris causa (Hon DSc) received from James Cook University of Northern Queensland

 
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Published by The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre on ASAPWeb, 1994 - 2007
Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
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