Kim Todd

“Collectors wanted pictures of the items they'd gathered, both to form Catalina of the whole and to record individual favorites.”

— Kim Todd

“But merian, so often able to slide by the rules somehow, held on to her specialised tools: her book of notes, her…

— Kim Todd

“Artists who painted natural curiosities found themselves documenting a world emerging and disappearing at the same time, a brief encounter as species…

— Kim Todd

“Ultimately, the intoxication of exploration seemed to draw her further from god rather than closer.”

— Kim Todd

“Often they were arranged according to the whim of the owner, as scientific classification was still in flux, new systems evolving all…

— Kim Todd

“She deliberately cultivated relationships with natural philosophers, publishers, and patrons as well as artists…,contacts who would help her build her business.”

— Kim Todd