Showy Milkweed (Asclepias speciosa)
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Object Details
- Date
- 1923
- Artist
- Mary Vaux Walcott, born Philadelphia, PA 1860-died St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada 1940
- Topic
- Study\botanical study\Showy milkweed
- Study\botanical study\Asclepias speciosa
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- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Graphic Arts
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist
- Data Source
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Object number
- 1970.355.428
- Type
- Painting
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Medium
- watercolor on paper
- Dimensions
- sheet: 10 x 7 in. (25.5 x 17.9 cm)
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- saam_1970.355.428