American Holly / Ilex opaca
Artist
Elizabeth (Bessie) Murray Tyler
(American, 1892 - 1980)
CultureAmerican
MediumWatercolor and graphite
DimensionsOverall: 12 x 9 7/8 in. (30.5 x 25.1 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)
Signed"December." Signed lower center.
InscribedDecember.
Credit LineGift of the Garden Club of Norfolk
Object number57.45.4
Not on view
DescriptionPart of the Tidewater Wild Flowers series. The artist was commissioned by the donor, the Garden Club of Norfolk.Label TextAmerican Holly / Ilex opaca, ca. 1957 Watercolor and graphite December. Gift of the Garden Club of Norfolk 57.45.4 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.
