Lucy Lynch, past pres and Marylynn Smith, member. May 10, 2016 — **Lucy Lynch, past President of the Wellesley Hills Garden Club, and Marylynn Smith, member of the WHGC, viewing the various floral arrangements inspired by Sherman Denton tropical fish watercolors.**

From Kathleen Fahey, Curator, Wellesley Historical Society

Spring brings the annual collaboration of the Wellesley Historical Society with the Wellesley Hills Garden Club as the WHGC selects a series of items from the Society’s collection to inspire floral arrangements. This year, the WHGC was inspired by the colorful and detailed watercolors of tropical fish by Wellesley’s own Sherman Denton (1856-1937). Six groups presented their elegant floral interpretations alongside Denton’s watercolors at their annual meeting on May 10th at the Wellesley Country Club. I was on hand to speak to the WHGC about the history of these turn of the twentieth-century watercolors. The Wellesley Hills Garden Club also gave a nod to Denton by creating delightful aquatic centerpieces for each table, complete with a colorful beta fish!

Denton Yellow Triggerfish c.1900 — **Sherman Denton, Yellow Triggerfish, watercolor, c.1900 WHGC floral arrangement**

For more information about Wellesley history or Sherman Denton, check out the Wellesley Historical Society blog at http://www.wellesleyhistoricalsociety.org/blog or contact me at [email protected]

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