Coming to the NVMY: Sophie Alstrom Mitchell – Wildflowers of Napa Valley
On exhibition at the Napa Valley Museum Yountville in February of 2025, the Museum’s collection of sixty-four 19th century botanical watercolors by St Helena’s Sophie Alstrom Mitchell
Coming to the Napa Valley Museum Yountville in February of 2025: an exhibition of botanical watercolors by Sophie Alstrom Mitchell. Sophie moved to St Helena in 1862 where she developed an interest in native wildflowers. The exhibition will showcase 64 rarely-seen works from the Museum’s permanent collection, all of which were created between 1882 and 1888. Visitors will learn about Sophie and her life, about her watercolor techniques, and about the wildflowers native to the local region.
featured image: Leopard Lily, Lilium pardalian, 1886 by Sophie Alstrom Mitchell