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Watts, May Theilgaard

Growth of Pond: Pioneer Tree Stage

Identifier
3.19495
Format
airbrush, watercolor, and ink on cream board
Digitization Status
Digitized
Reproduction:
Original
Dimensions
71.3 cm W x 56 cm H (Item)
Extent
1 sheet
Type
Drawing
Date created
1940 – 1950
Description
Part of a series of illustrations about the stages of pond growth. This material includes an aerial view of a pond with trees and plants showing at its edges and bays, and an illustration of a tree and cross-section view of aquatic plants attached to pond bottom, with leaves and flowers of shallower plants extended up to and above the water's surface.

Header: PIONEER TREE STAGE / WILLOWS ARE FIRST TO ARRIVE

Drawings and text from top to bottom, left to right:
  • Pond
  • [divided into 4 sections]:
    • TREE ZONE
      • willows
      • silver maples
    • EMERGENT PLANT ZONE
    • FLOATING-LEAVED ZONE
    • SUMERGED PLANT ZONE
Subject - keywords and LC headings
Aquatic plants
Pond ecology
Drawings -- United States -- 20th century
Pen works -- United States -- 20th century
Acer saccharinum L. (silver maple)
Salix L. (willow)
Related Collections
Artwork
Language
English