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Watts, May Theilgaard

Tree Portraits: River Birch

Identifier
3.31799
Format
ink and airbrushed watercolor on tan Bainbridge board #80
Digitization Status
Digitized
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 River Birch tree, including a nature print outline of a leaf, drawings of blossoms, seeds, and descriptive text.

Header: RIVER BIRCH

Drawings and text from top to bottom, left to right:
  • leaf: no thorns; catkins
  • tree: peeling bark; ragged
  • blossoms and seeds
Subject - keywords and LC headings
Catkin-bearing plants
Leaves
Seeds
Trees--Identification
Drawings -- United States -- 20th century
Pen works -- United States -- 20th century
Betula nigra L. (river birch)
Related Collections
Artwork
Language
English