Pensylvania German Carved Bird Rendered by Carl Strehlau (artist), 1935/1942 watercolor and graphite on paper overall: 30.3 x 26.8 cm (11 15/16 x 10 9/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 8 1.4" high; 4 3/8" wide Index of American Design 1943.8.16765 Not on View

From the Tour: Pennsylvania German Folk Art from the Index of American Design
Object 18 of 23

This polychrome bird resembles a parrot. In contrast to the naturalistic detail of the owl, the parrot is smoothly stylized and painted in the bright colors typical of Pennsylvania German decoration. Because thin wooden legs could easily break, the carver has ingeniously substituted wire to mount the bird on the sawed-off finial of a bedpost.

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