Wild Tiger Lily / Lilium superbum
Artist
Elizabeth (Bessie) Murray Tyler
(American, 1892 - 1980)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1934
MediumWatercolor and graphite
DimensionsOverall: 10 1/8 x 6 1/8 in. (25.7 x 15.5 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 July 20.
InscribedJuly and August, grassy meadows. [edited transcription]
Credit LineMuseum collection
Object number41.45.101
Not on view
DescriptionPart of the Tidewater Wildflowers series, done as a WPA Project. Watercolor depicting Wild Tiger Lily.Label TextWild Tiger Lily / Lilium superbum, ca. 1934 Watercolor and graphite July and August, grassy meadows. Museum collection 41.45.101 Exhibition HistoryShown at June 1970 meeting of the Chevy Chase, Maryland, Garden Club by (Mrs. John A.) Virginia Tyler Webster Horticulture Chairman. "Tidewater Wildflowers: Watercolors by Bessie Tyler," Willoughby-Baylor House, Norfolk, VA, April 16, 2015 - March 6, 2016.
Elizabeth (Bessie) Murray Tyler
ca. 1934
