Northern Butterbur (Petasites hyperboreus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, Northern Butterbur (Petasites hyperboreus), 1916, watercolor on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1970.355.527
Mary Vaux Walcott, Northern Butterbur (Petasites hyperboreus), 1916, watercolor on paper, sheet: 10 x 7 in. (25.4 x 17.8 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1970.355.527
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Artwork Details

Title
Northern Butterbur (Petasites hyperboreus)
Artist
Date
1916
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 10 x 7 in. (25.4 x 17.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Study — botanical study — Petasites hyperboreus
  • Study — botanical study — Northern butterbur
Object Number
1970.355.527
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1970.355.527

Works by this artist (2 items)

Terry Winters, Novalis, 1983-1989, color etching, aquatint and spit bite on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1991.94.5, © 1989, Terry Winters
Novalis
Artist
Date1983-1989
color etching, aquatint and spit bite on paper
Not on view
Robert Rauschenberg, Treaty, 1974, color lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kainen and museum purchase through a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1975.98.3
Treaty
Artist
Date1974
color lithograph on paper
Not on view

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