Fractur Drawing (Birth Certificate)

c. 1936

Jessica Price

Associated Names
Jessica Price

Artist, American, active c. 1935

This is a painting of birds perched symmetrically around a stylized floral motif. The image features six colorful birds with vibrant feathers of red, yellow, and blue. The birds are positioned in pairs around a central flower with red petals and green leaves. Below the birds and flowers are lines of decorative text in a stylized script, enclosed within an ornate border. The piece has a rustic aesthetic reminiscent of Pennsylvania Dutch or folk art traditions and is in the style of Fraktur tradition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, and heightening on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 28.6 x 22.6 cm (11 1/4 x 8 7/8 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 11 1/2"high x 9"wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.3368

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 717, no. 2620.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: JESSICA PRICE

Wikidata ID

Q64581678

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