MARGARET MEE (BRITISH, 1909-1988) Guzmania monostachia (Tufted Airplant) McKenney all of which were deemed

all of which were deemed militarily important to the British government

Professor in Columbia University

was known for his contributions to geography through his work *Cosmographia*

*Theatrum Orbis Terrarum*

MARGARET MEE (BRITISH, 1909-1988) Guzmania monostachia (Tufted Airplant) McKenney all of which were deemedMARGARET MEE (BRITISH, 1909 1988) Guzmania monostachia Signed Margaret Mee and inscribed with title, [circa 1968] Gouache over pencil on paper Watermarked Raffaello Fabriano Image size: 8 3 4 x 11 1 2 in. Frame size: 19 x 23 in. Provenance: Margaret Mee A fine, finished painting by Mee of Guzmania monostachia (commonly known as the West Indian Tufted Airplant), which is an epiphytic bromeliad found in Brazil, the West Indies, and Florida (where it is