Wild Indigo / Baptisia tinctoria
Artist
Elizabeth (Bessie) Murray Tyler
(American, 1892 - 1980)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1934
MediumWatercolor and graphite
DimensionsOverall: 8 11/16 x 7 in. (22.1 x 17.8 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
SignedSigned lower right; dated June 6
InscribedGrows in dry soil from June to September and ranges from Maine to Florida. A blue coloring is made from his plant. Farmers in Maryland and Virginia have great faith in this plant and tie it to the harness of their horses to keep away the flies. [edited transcription]
Credit LineMuseum collection
Object number41.45.90
Not on view
DescriptionPart of the Tidewater Wildflowers series, done as a WPA Project. Watercolor depicting Indigo Wild. Set aside and not to be mounted by Committee decision of 1/21/56.Label TextWild Indigo / Baptisia tinctoria, ca. 1934 Watercolor and graphite Grows in dry soil from June to September and ranges from Maine to Florida. A blue coloring is made from his plant. Farmers in Maryland and Virginia have great faith in this plant and tie it to the harness of their horses to keep away the flies. Museum collection 41.45.90 Exhibition History"Tidewater Wildflowers: Watercolors by Bessie Tyler," Willoughby-Baylor House, Norfolk, VA, April 16, 2015 - March 6, 2016.
Elizabeth (Bessie) Murray Tyler
ca. 1934
