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Classification:Art Objects
Object Number:499-2-24
Object Name:painting
Title:Winter Fat (Eurotia lanata), Cooper Golden Bush (Haplopappus coopevi compositae), Desert Tea (Ephedra californica gnetaceae)
Date:April 27, 1962
Subject:Winter fat, cooper golden bush, and desert tea wildflowers
Description:Two types of plants emerge from base. At left front, thin-stemmed plant with long thin pale green leaves tipped with tiers of white puff. Right foreground of oval green leaves topped with yellow buds. Two brown branches emerge each side with green long needles and seeds and clusters of green flowers. Brown and purple hills behind, soft pink and blue sky in background. I.D. Marks: # under plant. Description on mat "Specimens from Mescal Wildlife Preserve."
Medium/Materials:watercolor on paper
Dimensions:Image: 50.8 x 35.7 cm. (20 x 14 1/16 in.)
Framed: 63.5 x 48.26 cm. (25 x 19 in.)
Inscriptions:Signed lower right pencil "Jane S. Pinheiro 4-27-62." On mat, "Specimens from Mescal Wildlife Preserve."
Park Unit:Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve (SR)
Artist:Jane S. Pinheiro, 1907 - 1978
Collector:Wildflower Preservation Committee