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Leopard’s Bane / Arnica acaulis

Artist Elizabeth (Bessie) Murray Tyler (American, 1892 - 1980)

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1934

MediumWatercolor and graphite

DimensionsOverall: 10 11/16 x 6 1/8 in. (27.2 x 15.5 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)

SignedSigned lower right; dated May 15.

InscribedA perennial, its early spring leaves are prostrate. Is found in low, damp woods from Delaware to Florida, blooming from April to July. [edited transcription]

Credit LineMuseum collection

Object number41.45.84

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DescriptionPart of the Tidewater Wildflowers series, done as a WPA Project. Watercolor depicting Leopards Bane. Set aside and not to be mounted by Committee decision of 1/21/56.

Label TextLeopard’s Bane / Arnica acaulis, ca. 1934 Watercolor and graphite A perennial, its early spring leaves are prostrate. Is found in low, damp woods from Delaware to Florida, blooming from April to July. Museum collection 41.45.84 Exhibition HistoryNorfolk Botanical Garden, Norfolk, VA, May 29 - October 2, 2015.