Set of 8 Note Cards with Envelopes
A Selection of Animal & Botanical Prints from the Collection of Dr. Marion C. Korstanje
Dr. Marion C. Korstanje (1930-2007) was a son of immigrants who came to the United States from the Netherlands to open a bulb and flower business in Sybene, Ohio. A distinguished ophthalmologist, Dr. Korstanje established his practice in Huntington, West Virginia, in 1961, and he served this community for more than 40 years. Dr. Korstanje was a renaissance man who spoke many languages and loved to read, travel, and experience nature. He was also a discerning art collector with an eye for Asian ceramics, natural history, and old master prints. A kind and generous man, Dr. Korstanje gave his time and energy to the Huntington Museum of Art’s Board of Trustees and enriched the Museum’s permanent collection with many gifts of art including a prodigious collection of animal & botanical prints consisting of over 250 examples. Many of these illustrations relate to species found in the Conservatory or on the numerous hiking trails winding through the 50+ acres of land belonging to the Museum, thereby making connections between person and place, observation and perception, artmaking, and scientific inquiry