Watercolor on paper, 1985, signed and dated at lower right, matted and framed under glass.

Frame dimensions 23 1/2 x 29 1/4 in.

Private Collection, Raleigh, North Carolina

Mariana Heyward Taylor Manning was born and raised in Columbia, South Carolina. Her aunt, Anna Heyward Taylor, was one of South Carolina's leading artists of the 20th century and introduced her niece to numerous prominent artists of the day. Mariana taught sculpture at the University of South Carolina in the 1940s. She later moved with her husband to Raleigh, North Carolina, where she continued her artistic endeavors, ultimately favoring collage.

Soft cockling to sheet; not examined out of the frame.