Tavern Sign

c. 1940

Alfred Parys

Associated Names
Alfred Parys

Artist, American, 1913 - 1969

This is a painting of a wooden shield-shaped signboard. The artwork features a rural scene and text. The name "H. ROSE." is displayed at the top, and below is a silhouette of a person holding a bird. Painted trees or bushes are on the left. The lower part of the board has the phrase "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush" over geometric intersecting lines or a structural shape. The sign has a worn and aged appearance, typical of traditional sign painting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and heightening on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 55.8 x 46.6 cm (21 15/16 x 18 3/8 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 33" High (max) 23" Wide (max)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.8026

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1995

  • Wood and Wood Carving from the Index of American Design, Pensacola Museum of Art, 1995, no cat.

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 71, pl. 226.

Wikidata ID

Q64534417

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