White Campion / Lychnis alba
Artist
Elizabeth (Bessie) Murray Tyler
(American, 1892 - 1980)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1934
MediumWatercolor and graphite
DimensionsOverall: 11 x 7 1/8 in. (27.9 x 18.1 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)
SignedSigned lower right; dated May 17.
InscribedSticky, hairy stem-flowers, rarely pink. Seeds are poisonous. Found in fields and borders in shady moist places. Not common. June to July. [edited transcription]
Credit LineMuseum collection
Object number41.45.28
Not on view
DescriptionPart of the Tidewater Wildflowers series, done as a WPA Project. Watercolor depicting Campion White.Label TextWhite Campion / Lychnis alba, ca. 1934 Watercolor and graphite Sticky, hairy stem-flowers, rarely pink. Seeds are poisonous. Found in fields and borders in shady moist places. Not common. June to July. Museum collection 41.45.28 Exhibition History"Tidewater Wildflowers: Watercolors by Bessie Tyler," Willoughby-Baylor House, Norfolk, VA, April 16, 2015 - March 6, 2016.
