Wild Honeysuckle Azalea or Pinxter Flower / Rhododendron nudiflorum
Artist
Elizabeth (Bessie) Murray Tyler
(American, 1892 - 1980)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1934
MediumWatercolor and graphite
DimensionsOverall: 8 11/16 x 5 1/8 in. (22.1 x 13 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 lower right; dated April 10
InscribedFound from North Carolina to Tennessee, Ohio, and Massachusetts. Grows along banks and waysides in April and June. Blossoms illuminate our open woodlands. Flowers burst into bloom before the foliage expands. Grows from two to six feet high, branches the ends of its stems. [edited transcription]
Credit LineMuseum collection
Object number41.45.40
Not on view
DescriptionPart of the Tidewater Wildflowers series, done as a WPA Project. Watercolor depicting Wild Honeysuckle Azalea.Label TextWild Honeysuckle Azalea or Pinxter Flower / Rhododendron nudiflorum, ca. 1934 Watercolor and graphite Found from North Carolina to Tennessee, Ohio, and Massachusetts. Grows along banks and waysides in April and June. Blossoms illuminate our open woodlands. Flowers burst into bloom before the foliage expands. Grows from two to six feet high, branches the ends of its stems. Museum collection 41.45.40 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.
