Cream Bush--Holodiscus discolor

1920s–1930s

Lena Scott Harris

Associated Names
Lena Scott Harris
Artist, American, 1873 - 1956
The artwork features branches of the Cream Bush, Holodiscus discolor, with clusters of small white flowers and green leaves. The flowers form plumes, and the leaves are broadly toothed. The background is a gradient from white to light gray. The color palette consists of whites, greens, and hints of brown. The branches extend diagonally from the bottom left to the top right.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print with applied color

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 28.5 × 20.3 cm (11 1/4 × 8 in.)
    mount (1): 31 × 22.8 cm (12 3/16 × 9 in.)
    mount (2): 35 × 27.7 cm (13 3/4 × 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2025.79.4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Estate of Richard T. Rosenthal, Philadelphia; (Daniel / Oliver Gallery, Brooklyn, NY), 2021; NGA purchase, 2025.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower center typed on black ink on applied paper on mount: Cream Bush--Holodiscus discolor.; on verso, by unknown hand, top right in graphite: HF [circled] / $500 [crossed out] / 375; center stamped in black ink: LENA SCOTT HARRIS; by unknown hand, bototm left in graphite: CNS-A4- 190