“Mark Catesby’s America” at the Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery of Art

Rare, beautifully illustrated 18th century books—the first to depict the plants and animals of Britain’s American colonies and describe their environmental relationships—will be on view on Monday, June 9 at the Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery of Art for one day only at the Washington premiere of “The Curious Mr. Catesby.”