“I was daunted to see what seemed a little old man (with) stooped shoulders, and an exceedingly white face… It all leaves you breathless that anyone can and will do such work.” Mary Ware, describing her visit with Rudolf Blaschka
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Endpaper illustration for "Glass Wonders: The Story of Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka." I've been fascinated by the meeting between art and science, and the Blaschkas are unrivaled in glass scientific models. #SciArt #kidlitart #blaschka #mczharvard #glassflower #invertebrate #glassart