Aime Rebecca Motter Awl (née Aime Rebecca Motter; 1887 – 1973),[1] also known more commonly as Aime M. Awl, was an American scientific illustrator who worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture,[2] and the U.S. National Museum (now the National Museum of Natural History).
[3][4] Awl is internationally recognized for her scientific illustration, especially of fish species.
[5][6][7] Aime Rebecca Motter was born in Frederick, Maryland on January 15, 1887,[8] to Effie Buhrman (née Market) and Judge John Columbus Motter.
[5] Awl worked as a scientific delineator for the Smithsonian Institution and her work appeared in a wide range of scientific publications and the Encyclopædia Britannica.
[11][12] Awl died on October 15, 1973, at the Vindobona Nursing Home in Braddock Heights, Maryland.