Lilian Snelling [SEP] date of birth
Lilian Snelling
Lilian Snelling (1879–1972) was "probably the most important British botanical artist of the first half of the 20th century".
She was the principal artist and lithographer to "Curtis's Botanical Magazine" between 1921 and 1952 and "was considered one of the greatest botanical artists of her time" – "her paintings were both detailed and accurate and immensely beautiful".
She was appointed MBE in 1954 and was awarded the Victoria Medal in 1955.
Biography.
Lilian Snelling was born on 8
cremated and her remains were interred at La Vista Memorial Park Cemetery in National City. In later years the Rice family headstones were vandalized, but well-meaning volunteers replaced the violated headstones. It was at this time that Lilian J. Rice's birth date was incorrectly assigned. While the current headstone notes 1888 as Rice's birth date, this is inaccurate. Contemporaneous birth announcements in the "National City Record" and the "San Diego Union", plus Lilian Rice's birth certificate, prove unequivocally that she was born on