Skeletonweed / Chondrilla juncea
Artist
Elizabeth (Bessie) Murray Tyler
(American, 1892 - 1980)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1934
MediumWatercolor and graphite
DimensionsOverall: 9 1/8 x 6 in. (23.2 x 15.2 cm)
Overall, Mat: 19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (48.9 x 36.2 cm)
Overall, Mat: 19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (48.9 x 36.2 cm)
SignedSigned lower right; dated May 14.
InscribedFound in vacant lots and waste places. Blooms from June to September. [edited transcription]
Credit LineMuseum collection
Object number41.45.135
Not on view
DescriptionPart of the Tidewater Wildflowers series, done as a WPA Project. Watercolor depicting Skeleton Weed.Label TextSkeletonweed / Chondrilla juncea, ca. 1934 Watercolor and graphite Found in vacant lots and waste places. Blooms from June to September. Museum collection 41.45.135 Exhibition History"Tidewater Wildflowers: Watercolors by Bessie Tyler," Willoughby-Baylor House, Norfolk, VA, April 16, 2015 - March 6, 2016.
