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Archival exhibition examines colonial botanical illustrations by Indian artists for the East India Company, revealing cultural histories.
This paper examines the archival exhibition Flora Indica: Recovering lost stories from Kew's Indian Drawings at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, a contribution to understanding the role of botanical illustration in colonial science, specifically the works commissioned from Indian artists by the East India Company. On display from October 11, 2025 to April 12, 2026, this exhibition was curated by Henry Noltie and Sita Reddy, based on extensive archival research on Indian botanical art held in the collections at Kew.
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