Aime Rebecca Motter Awl (née Aime Rebecca Motter; 1887 – 1973),[1] also known more commonly as Aime M. Awl, was an American scientific illustrator who worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture,[2] and the U.S. National Museum (now the National Museum of Natural History).[3][4] Awl is internationally recognized for her scientific illustration, especially of fish species.[5][6][7]
Aime M. Awl | |
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| Born | Aime Rebecca Motter January 15, 1887 Frederick, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | October 15, 1973 (aged 86) Braddock Heights, Maryland, U.S. |
| Other names | Aime Rebecca Motter Awl |
| Alma mater | Johns Hopkins School of Medicine |
| Occupation(s) | Scientific illustrator, scientific delineator |
| Employer(s) | U.S. Department of Agriculture, United States National Museum |
| Spouse | Francis Asbury Awl Jr. |
Biography edit
Aime Rebecca Motter was born in Frederick, Maryland on January 15, 1887,[8] to Effie Buhrman (née Market) and Judge John Columbus Motter.[9] She graduated from the Girls' High School of Frederick. Awl married Major Francis Asbury Awl, Jr.,[10] on May 22, 1922 in West Virginia and they had no children. Awl attended classes at the Department of Art as Applied to Medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, where she was a student of Max Brödel.[5]
Awl worked as a scientific delineator for the Smithsonian Institution and her work appeared in a wide range of scientific publications and the Encyclopædia Britannica.[6] She drew fish species, such as Daniops Myersi.[11][12]
Awl died on October 15, 1973, at the Vindobona Nursing Home in Braddock Heights, Maryland.
References edit
- ^ "Aime M. Awl". Conchology.be. Guido T. Poppe & Philippe Poppe - Conchology, Inc. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- ^ "Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, December 05, 1920, Image 21". Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Library of Congress. 1920-12-05. ISSN 2331-9968. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
- ^ "Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, June 22, 1944, Image 24". Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Library of Congress. June 22, 1944. pp. B. ISSN 2331-9968. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
- ^ Zoology Reprints and Separata, Etc. Vol. 146. 1916. p. 275.
- ^ a b Rosencrantz, Pat (1960-10-14). "Local Woman's Scientific Illustrations In Britannica". The News (Frederick, Maryland). p. 1. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- ^ a b "Scientific Illustrator". Newspapers.com. The News (Frederick, MD). October 14, 1960. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
- ^ Schultz, Leonard Peter (1953). Fishes of the Marshall and Marianas Islands. U.S. Government Printing Office. ISBN 978-0-598-37226-0.
- ^ "Aimee Motter Awl in the U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current". Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index Master File, Social Security Administration (SSA). October 15, 1973.
Birth: 15 Jan 1887, Death: 15 Oct 1973
- ^ "Fredrick Social Events". Newspapers.com. The Baltimore Sun. March 2, 1958. p. 88. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
- ^ "F. A. Awl Fatally Stricken". Newspapers.com. Harrisburg Telegraph. March 30, 1936. p. 8. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
- ^ United States National Museum.; Museum, United States National (1945). Bulletin. Washington: G.P.O.
- ^ Smith, Hobart Muir; Taylor, Edward Harrison (1945). An Annotated Checklist and Key to the Snakes of Mexico. U.S. Government Printing Office.