Sweet Bay / Magnolia virginiana glauc
Artist
Elizabeth (Bessie) Murray Tyler
(American, 1892 - 1980)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1934
MediumWatercolor and graphite
DimensionsOverall: 11 3/8 x 7 in. (29 x 17.8 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 June 18
InscribedFound in damp woods along streams and blooming from May through July. [edited transcription]
Credit LineMuseum collection
Object number41.45.116
Not on view
DescriptionPart of the Tidewater Wildflowers series, done as a WPA Project. Watercolor depicting Sweet Bay - Laurel Magnolia.Label TextSweet Bay / Magnolia virginiana glauca, ca. 1934 Watercolor and graphite Found in damp woods along streams and blooming from May through July. Museum collection 41.45.116 Exhibition History"Tidewater Wildflowers: Watercolors by Bessie Tyler," Willoughby-Baylor House, Norfolk, VA, April 16, 2015 - March 6, 2016.
