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Biography
Annie Elizabeth Hoyle (1851–1931) was an artist from West Virginia who worked in the United States Forest Service from 1907 until 1930. Hoyle's drawings illustrated "The Pine Trees of the Rocky Mountain Region" authored by botanist George Sudworth.
Early life and education
Annie Elizabeth Hoyle was born on a farm near Charles Town, West Virginia. Hoyle attended the Rouzee School of Fine Arts in Washington, DC and then she relocated to New York City to study under George H. Story at the National Academy of Design. Hoyle studied plant morphology and botany at the US National Museum (predecessor to the Smithsonian) and at the Bureau of Plant Industry (United States Department of Agriculture.)
Career
Hoyle started working for the Forest Service in 1908. She created over 160 drawings of range plants for the Division of Range Research during her twenty year career. Hoyle began working at the Forest Service after the age of 50 and stayed in the job until she retired at the age of 80.