Grey Beardtongue / Penstemon hirsutus
Artist
Elizabeth (Bessie) Murray Tyler
(American, 1892 - 1980)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1934
MediumWatercolor and graphite
DimensionsOverall: 10 13/16 x 5 1/8 in. (27.4 x 13 cm)
SignedSigned at lower right; dated May 29.
InscribedFound in dry woods from Maine to Florida, from May to July. [edited transcription]
Credit LineMuseum collection
Object number41.45.9
Not on view
DescriptionPart of the Tidewater Wildflowers series, done as a WPA Project. Watercolor depicting Penstemon or Grey Beard Tongue.Label TextGrey Beardtongue / Penstemon hirsutus, ca. 1934 Watercolor and graphite Found in dry woods from Maine to Florida, from May to July. Museum collection 41.45.9 Exhibition History"Tidewater Wildflowers: Watercolors by Bessie Tyler," Willoughby-Baylor House, Norfolk, VA, April 16, 2015 - March 6, 2016.
