Trumpet Creeper (Bignonia radicans)

Art Historical Context

Mary Vaux Walcott'sTrumpet Creeper (ignonia radicans)* painted in 1926, the vibrant beauty of this native North American vine in exquisite detail. Housed in the Smithsonian American Art Museum as a gift from the artist, this painting exemplifies Walcott's dedication to documenting the natural world through art. The trumpet creeper, with its cascading clusters of fiery orange, trumpet-shaped flowers, is a fast-growing climber known for adorning fences and trees across the eastern U.S., symbolizing resilience and summer splendor. Walcott, a pioneering artist and naturalist, created this work am...