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)
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
Not on view
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.
Elizabeth (Bessie) Murray Tyler
ca. 1934
