Botanical watercolors at Jacksonville Museum – Medford News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News

Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)

2009-05-06

Document text

Botanical watercolors at Jacksonville Museum May 06, 2009 12:00 AM A A Watercolor paintings of wildflowers and other botanicals found in Southern Oregon may be viewed at the Jacksonville Museum, 206 N. Fifth St. The exhibit includes 30 watercolors by Sidney Armer, who lived in Del Norte County, Calif., in the 1950s. Armer's work received a medal from the American Horticultural Society, and his paintings hang in museums from Los Angeles to New York. These originals represent wildflowers and other plants found in our region and have been in the Southern Oregon Historial Society's collection since 1984. Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. Admission is $5; $3 for students and seniors. Call 899-8123, ext. 223. Sidney Amer's depiction of a Pacific dogwood.