Golden Topped Aster / Chrysopsis mariana
Artist
Elizabeth (Bessie) Murray Tyler
(American, 1892 - 1980)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1934
MediumWatercolor and graphite
DimensionsOverall: 10 11/16 x 6 13/16 in. (27.2 x 17.3 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 September 1.
InscribedAugust to October, open fields. [edited transcription]
Credit LineMuseum collection
Object number41.45.123
Not on view
DescriptionPart of the Tidewater Wildflowers series, done as a WPA Project. Watercolor depicting Golden Topped Aster.Label TextGolden Topped Aster / Chrysopsis mariana, ca. 1934 Watercolor and graphite August to October, open fields. Museum collection 41.45.123 Exhibition History"Tidewater Wildflowers: Watercolors by Bessie Tyler," Willoughby-Baylor House, Norfolk, VA, April 16, 2015 - March 6, 2016.
