Chalkware Parrot

c. 1937

Mina Lowry

Associated Names
Mina Lowry

Artist, American, born Canada, 1894 - 1942

The image shows a painted sculpture of a bird on a small, tiered pedestal. The bird is primarily yellow with green wings and tail, and a red patch around the eyes. The pedestal is a neutral grey. The background is a plain, light beige. The bird is centrally positioned in the image, slightly tilted to its right, showing its side profile, with the base directly underneath for support.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 30.6 x 22.5 cm (12 1/16 x 8 7/8 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 6" high

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.3537

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 385, no. 1358.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: MINA LOWRY.

Wikidata ID

Q64617674

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