Creating Possibilities: The Ethelind Pope Brown Collection: An Overview of Who May Have Illustrated America's Oldest Naturalist Paintings

Author

Maksym Dedenko, Portland State UniversityFollow

First Advisor

Thomas Luckett

Date of Award

Summer 6-1-2025

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in History and University Honors

Department

History

Language

English

Subjects

Ethelind Pope Brown

DOI

10.15760/honors.1676

Abstract

This thesis investigates the Ethelind Pope Brown Collection at the University of South Carolina, a rare assembly of hand-illustrated naturalist artworks depicting an assortment of flora and fauna from the eighteenth century. Despite its artistic and educational value, the creator of the collection remains unidentified. Through close textual and visual analysis, archival research, and comparative stylistic study, this project explores several potential authorship theories while providing background to the necessity of evolving science that facilitated its creation.

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Comments

A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science/Arts with Honors in History

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/43775

Recommended Citation

Dedenko, Maksym, "Creating Possibilities: The Ethelind Pope Brown Collection: An Overview of Who May Have Illustrated America's Oldest Naturalist Paintings" (2025). University Honors Theses. Paper 1644.
https://doi.org/10.15760/honors.1676