Heart-Leaved Twayblade / Listera cordata
Artist
Elizabeth (Bessie) Murray Tyler
(American, 1892 - 1980)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1934
MediumWatercolor and graphite
DimensionsOverall: 6 1/8 x 3 1/8 in. (15.6 x 7.9 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 right of center; dated April 9
InscribedFound in moist woods and blooms in early May. [edited transcription]
Credit LineMuseum collection
Object number41.45.78
Not on view
DescriptionPart of the Tidewater Wildflowers series, done as a WPA Project. Watercolor depicting Twayblade Heartleaved. Set aside and not to be mounted by Committee decision of 1/21/56.Label TextHeart-Leaved Twayblade / Listera cordata, ca. 1934 Watercolor and graphite Found in moist woods and blooms in early May. Museum collection 41.45.78 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
