For 20 years, Rebecca Alexander was a mainstay of the Elisabeth C. Miller Library staff. Rebecca retired at the end of June 2025, but 
before she went, I asked about her favorite books in the Miller Library collection. I was not surprised that the list of books “that have made a lasting impression” she provided was extensive and quite varied. Many are in her personal collection.
The work of an artist active today is presented in “Angie Lewin: Nature Assembled” from the exhibit catalog of her show at The Scottish Gallery in Edinburgh in 2020. Rebecca sees her work as being “in the vein of Edward Bawden” and others from the 20th century with “stylized evocations of the natural world, with a great sense of color and pattern.”
Reviewed by: Brian Thompson on May 23, 2025
Excerpted from the Summer 2025 issue of the Arboretum Bulletin