Robin’s Plantain / Erigeron pulchellus
Artist
Elizabeth (Bessie) Murray Tyler
(American, 1892 - 1980)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1934
MediumWatercolor and graphite
DimensionsOverall: 9 1/8 x 6 in. (23.1 x 15.2 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 (faint); no date.
InscribedFound in woods and along banks, blooming during April through July. [edited transcription]
Credit LineMuseum collection
Object number41.45.143
Not on view
DescriptionPart of the Tidewater Wildflowers series, done as a WPA Project. Watercolor depicting Plantin Robins.Label TextRobin’s Plantain / Erigeron pulchellus, ca. 1934 Watercolor and graphite Found in woods and along banks, blooming during April through July. Museum collection 41.45.143 Exhibition History"Tidewater Wildflowers: Watercolors by Bessie Tyler," Willoughby-Baylor House, Norfolk, VA, April 16, 2015 - March 6, 2016.
