Barton had a close relationship not only with Henry Evans but also with Evans’s first wife, Patricia, who authored this twentieth-century update on a classic genre. Barton’s illustrations demonstrate his familiarity with his subjects, as well as his skill in representing flora both accurately and economically.
Patricia Evans (1920–1988)
A Modern Herbal
Illustrations by Rick Barton
San Francisco: Porpoise Bookshop, 1961
The Morgan Library & Museum, purchased on the Gordon N. Ray Fund, 2021; PML 198663