Atamasco Lily / Zephyranthes atamasco
Artist
Elizabeth (Bessie) Murray Tyler
(American, 1892 - 1980)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1934
MediumWatercolor and graphite
DimensionsOverall: 10 1/2 x 6 1/8 in. (26.7 x 15.6 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 April 27
InscribedGrows in moist places from Southern Pennsylvania to Eastern Virginia, Florida, and Alabama, blooming from March through June. [edited transcription]
Credit LineMuseum collection
Object number41.45.138
Not on view
DescriptionPart of the Tidewater Wildflowers series, done as a WPA Project. Watercolor depicting Lilywood or Atamasco.Label TextAtamasco Lily / Zephyranthes atamasco, ca. 1934 Watercolor and graphite Grows in moist places from Southern Pennsylvania to Eastern Virginia, Florida, and Alabama, blooming from March through June. Museum collection 41.45.138 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.
