[1][2] Influenced by Japanese art aesthetics, mysticism, and Symbolism, this piece depicts the mythology of the Hesperides while referencing Christianity, and potential Spirituality ideologies.

[1][3] Originally owned by Margaret Woodbury Strong, it is now a part of the Memorial Art Gallery's permanent Collection (acquired in 2016), and displayed in the "Faithfully Thought Out": The Artistic Collaborations of M. Louise Stowell and Harvey Ellis exhibition in 2024.

[8][9] The first section holds two women; one faces away from the viewer, extending off the picture plane, with reddish-brown hair pulled into a bun, similar in style to the other six, wearing a brown draping robe or dress with a blue belt.

[7][10] The color palette and lines provide a flat, non-dimensional, quality to the piece, removing it from realism and into graphic arts.

[1][2][9][11] By drawing on this narrative, Stowell connects her visual interpretation to The Garden of the Hesperides through the themes of mystery, the divine, and the passage between earthly and mythical realms, which are central to the original myth.

[17][18] The use of dreamlike imagery and references to mythology in The Garden of the Hesperides suggests an engagement with Symbolism's interest in exploring beyond the material world.