Name/Title
Margie Crisp (American, b. 1952) NarcissusDescription
Margie Crisp (American, b. 1952)
Narcissus
Undated
Lithograph on paper
15 1/2 × 11 1/2 inches
Margie Crisp is a naturalist, writer, and nationally exhibited artist whose work appears in private and public collections in the United States and Mexico. She holds a BFA from the University of Texas at Austin and is a member of the Centennial Painters group and the Art of Texas State Parks Project. Crisp has served as the Texas Book Festival poster artist and is the author of multiple award-winning books that combine natural history, place-based writing, and visual art.
Narcissus depicts a domestic fowl standing amid flowering plants, with small animals and landscape elements integrated into the surrounding scene. Executed as a lithograph, the work demonstrates Crisp’s sustained practice in printmaking and her close attention to animals and plant life as subjects.
Crisp lives near Elgin, Texas, where she continues to work as an artist and writer alongside her husband, artist William B. Montgomery.Create Date
July 29, 2025Update Date
December 20, 2025