California Flora: Fanny McClatchy Richardson

Fanny McClatchy Richardson (1859-1948) was a California painter who spent much of her life devoted to capturing California flora in near botanical illustration accuracy. Through the medium of watercolor, Richardson painted hundreds of detailed depictions of native California wildflowers. The subjects of her paintings represent flora found in regions throughout the state and range from the iconic state flower, the California Golden Poppy, to lesser-known subjects such as the Buttonbush, to more ubiquitous plants such as the Dandelion.

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website.