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Camellia
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Camellia

Artist (American, 1871 - 1951)
Datec. 1938
MediumPastel
DimensionsFramed: 10 3/4 × 8 5/8 inches (27.3 × 21.9 cm)
Matted: 16 × 20 inches (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Framed: 21 3/16 × 17 3/16 inches (53.8 × 43.7 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Margaret Gray Thomas.
Object numberOT1951.88.3
On View
Not on view
Copyright© The Estate of Margaret Gray Thomas The images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextMargaret Gray Thomas, who bequeathed the Owens-Thomas House & Slave Quarters to Telfair Museums in 1951, was an active artist and gardener. Thomas drew these camellias from direct observations of the winter-blooming shrubs in friends’ gardens. She followed a format taken by many botanical illustrators, placing detailed samples of a plant against a black background to accentuate the colors of the plants’ flowers and foliage. Text written for the exhibition 'Lingua Flora,' on view from June 21–September 8, 2024.
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