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

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.