South african botanical artist (1895-1985).
Cythna Lindenberg Letty (1 January 1895, in Standerton – 3 May 1985, in Pretoria), was a South African botanical artist and is regarded as a doyenne of South African botanical art by virtue of the quality and quantity of her meticulously executed paintings and pencil sketches, produced over a period of 40 years with the National Herbarium in Pretoria. Cythna Letty is best remembered for her book Wild Flowers of the Transvaal, which was published in 1962. When decimal currency was introduced in South Africa, she was asked to design the floral motifs for the 10, 20 and 50 cent coins. Besides pai
Abbreviations: Letty
Occupations: scientific collector, painter, botanist, botanical illustrator, botanical collector
Citizenships: South Africa
Languages: English
Dates: 1895-01-01T00:00:00Z – 1985-05-03T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Standerton
Direct attributions: 5 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 8 plants, 0 fungi