David Brafman is curator of rare books at the Getty Research Institute. Stephanie Schrader is assistant curator of drawings at the J. Paul Getty Museum.
"The close-ups found in Insects and Flowers reveal, in lush color, the way she captured a whole world on a tropical branch."—Kim Todd, author of Chrysalis: Maria Sibylla Merian and the Secrets of Metamorphosis
“Authors David Brafman and Stephanie Schrader enlighten readers with a fascinating biography of the artist-scientist and a guide to the identification of the specimens illustrated in her engravings.”—National Garden Clubs, Inc.
“Insects and Flowers will have special interest to floral designers and flower lovers.”—BellaOnline.com