Moco-Moco

Description:

Watercolor and gouache on paper illustrating the stem, leaves and flower of the moco-moco (Montrichardia arborescens) plant painted during Taylor's second expedition with William Beebe in British Guiana (now Guyana).

Gift of the artist, 1946.

• Title: Moco-Moco
• Creator: Taylor, Anna Heyward, 1879-1956
• Date: June 8, 1920
• Culture: American
• School: Academic
• Dimensions: H-19.5 W-14 inches
• Makers Mark: lower right in graphite: "Montrichardia arborescens, Kartabo B.G., 8-6-1920."

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• Collection: Works on Paper Collection
• Object Name: Anna Heyward Taylor Artwork
• Other Name: Work on Paper
• Object Id: AZ 1241

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