Botanical illustrator, USDA
Ellen Isham Schutt
A USDA artist who painted fruit, and later the diseases of plants.
On Picturepops™ cards · 7
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Apple, ‘Oldenburg’by Ellen Isham Schutt$13.00$18.00 -
Apple, ‘Lawver’by Ellen Isham Schutt$13.00$18.00 -
Bananas, ‘Yenjerto’by Ellen Isham Schutt$13.00$18.00 -
Grapes, ‘Malaga’by Ellen Isham Schutt$13.00$18.00 -
Pear, 'Comice'by Ellen Isham Schutt$13.00$18.00 -
Raspberries, ‘Golden Queen’by Ellen Isham Schutt$13.00$18.00 -
Blackberries, 'Agawam'by Ellen Isham Schutt$13.00$18.00
The life
1873–1955
Ellen Isham Schutt was a botanical illustrator for the United States Department of Agriculture in the early twentieth century. She painted fruit for what is now the Pomological Watercolor Collection and also drew plant diseases for the department’s scientists. Our apple and banana cards are hers.