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Watts, May Theilgaard

Tree Portraits: Persimmon

Identifier
3.19514
Format
ink and airbrushed watercolor on tan Bainbridge board #80
Digitization Status
Digitized
Reproduction:
Original
Dimensions
27.7 cm W x 35.5 cm H (Item)
Extent
1 sheet
Type
Painting
Date created
1940 – 1950
Description
Color silhouette of a Persimmon tree, including a nature print outline of a leaf, a drawing of a fruit, and descriptive text.

Header: PERSIMMON

Drawings and text, from top to bottom, left to right:
  • leaf: alternate
  • tree: opossum's tree; native from central Illinois southward; bark broken into block, showing orange underbark
  • fruit: astringent unless fully ripe
Subject - keywords and LC headings
Fruit trees
Leaves
Trees--Identification
Drawings -- United States -- 20th century
Pen works -- United States -- 20th century
Diospyros virginiana L. (persimmon)
Related Collections
Artwork
Language
English