Annie E. Hoyle

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Hoyle's illustration of lemonade berry (Rhus integrifolia)

Annie Elizabeth Hoyle (1851–1931) was an artist from West Virginia who worked in the United States Forest Service from 1908 until 1930.[1][2] She illustrated The Pine Trees of the Rocky Mountain Region by botanist George Sudworth.[1]

Early life and education

Annie Elizabeth Hoyle was born on a farm near

Bureau of Plant Industry, under Joseph Painter and Ivar Tidestrom.[3]

Career

Hoyle started working for the Forest Service in 1908.[1] She created over 160 drawings of range plants for the Division of Range Research during her twenty-year career.[1] Hoyle began working at the Forest Service after the age of 50. She requested five extensions of time upon reaching retirement age, and ultimately stayed in the job until she retired on August 31, 1930, at the age of 80.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Annie E. Hoyle - USFS History - Forest History Society". www.foresthistory.org. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
  2. ^ a b c "DSI - Database of Scientific Illustrators". www.uni-stuttgart.de. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
  3. ^ "Monday Morning Inspiration | Wrenaissance Art". wrenaissance-art.com. Archived from the original on 2016-11-11. Retrieved 2016-11-10.