Shadbush or Swamp Sugar Pear / Amelanchier botryopium
Artist
Elizabeth (Bessie) Murray Tyler
(American, 1892 - 1980)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1934
MediumWatercolor and graphite
DimensionsOverall: 9 x 6 13/16 in. (22.9 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 March 30.
InscribedFound in swamps from New Brunswick to Florida in April and May. When the Lewis and Clark expedition made the first journey to the Pacific Ocean, the luscious berries served them as food. The Pemmican of the Indians was composed of deer and buffalo meat pounded to a powder and mixed with the berries. [edited transcription]
Credit LineMuseum collection
Object number41.45.91
Not on view
DescriptionPart of the Tidewater Wildflowers series, done as a WPA Project. Watercolor depicting Shad Bush.Label TextShadbush or Swamp Sugar Pear / Amelanchier botryopium, ca. 1934 Watercolor and graphite Found in swamps from New Brunswick to Florida in April and May. When the Lewis and Clark expedition made the first journey to the Pacific Ocean, the luscious berries served them as food. The Pemmican of the Indians was composed of deer and buffalo meat pounded to a powder and mixed with the berries. Museum collection 41.45.91 Exhibition History"Tidewater Wildflowers: Watercolors by Bessie Tyler," Willoughby-Baylor House, Norfolk, VA, April 16, 2015 - March 6, 2016.
