Wesley Wehr

Wesley Conrad Wehr
BornApril 17, 1929
DiedApril 12, 2004 (2004-04-13) (aged 74)
NationalityAmerican
Known forFossil leaf analysis, painting
Scientific career
FieldsPaleobotany, The Northwest School
InstitutionsBurke Museum

Wesley Conrad Wehr (April 17, 1929 – April 12, 2004) was an American paleontologist and artist best known for his studies of Cenozoic fossil floras in western North America, the Stonerose Interpretive Center, and as a part of the Northwest School of art. Wehr published two books with University of Washington Press that chronicled his friendships with artists and scientists.[1][2]

  1. ^ Wehr W 2000 "The eighth lively art : conversations with painters, poets, musicians & the wicked witch of the west" University of Washington Press, Seattle; and Wehr W 2004 "The Accidental Collector" University of Washington Press, Seattle