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Elfriede Martha Abbe (February 6, 1919 – December 31, 2012) was an American sculptor, wood engraver and botanical illustrator, often displaying nature and simple country living inspired by her Upstate New York home. A self-publisher, Abbe created numerous hand-printed books, which she printed on a printing press in her studio.
From 1942 until her retirement in 1974, she was an illustrator at Cornell University.[3]
After retiring from Cornell, she lived and worked in Manchester, Vermont[5] until her death in 2012. During her retirement, she published on art and natural history, continuing to produce artwork throughout her life.
"Garden spice and wild pot-herbs". Watsonline. Thomas J. Watson Library The Catalog of the Libraries of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved June 28, 2014.