Hollyhock | Wild Grape
Photographer Unknown
ArtistUnknown
CountryUnited States
MediumCyanotype
EphemeraLeaf Form Specimen Photograms
Year1920-1940
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Dimensions
Image Dimensions: 18.8 x 20.5 cm thin paper, laid down
Support Dimensions: 27.9 x 21.1 cm thin, manilla-colored paper
Shown is a photogram of specimens of a Hollyhock leaf at left and Wild Grape leaf at right.
Hollyhock: Alcea, commonly known as hollyhocks, is a genus of about 60 species of flowering plants in the mallow family Malvaceae.[1] They are native to Asia and Europe.[1] The single species of hollyhock from the Western Hemisphere, the streambank wild hollyhock, belongs to a different genus.
Wild Grape: Ampelocissus acetosa is a species of vine. Common names include Wild Grape and Djabaru. (both: Wikipedia accessed 2017)
print notes: written in graphite script in upper mount margin: L: Hollyhock R: Wild Grape
condition: adhesive traces showing through leaves from application to print verso; two folder holes along left print margin