Albert Robert Valentien, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Albert Robert Valentien

American ceramicist

Date of Birth: 11-May-1862

Place of Birth: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 04-Aug-1925

Profession: botanical illustrator, ceramist

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Albert Robert Valentien

  • Albert Robert Valentien (1862–1925) was an American painter, botanical artist, and ceramic artist.
  • He is best known for his work as the chief ceramics decorator at Rookwood Pottery, and for his watercolor paintings of botanical subjects.
  • In 1908, he accepted a commission from philanthropist Ellen Browning Scripps to illustrate the botanical diversity of California.
  • Over the next ten years, he produced approximately 1200 watercolor "plant portraits" of native California wildflowers, grasses, ferns, and trees.

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