Feeding the Bird

c. 1800

American 19th Century

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American 19th Century
Artist
The artwork depicts a young girl shown from the waist up. She is positioned facing forward, holding a small bird in her hands. Her facial features include her hair styled up and adorned with a ribbon. She is wearing a yellow dress with a black lace trim and a black waistband. The girl is also wearing a red earring and a necklace, as well as a bracelet on her right wrist. The background is a muted green, providing a simple setting that emphasizes the figure and the bird.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Recorded as from Virginia. Purchased in 1947 by Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift to NGA, 1953.

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Exhibition History

1988

  • A Little Bestiary: Naive Paintings from the Collection of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, Montclair Art Museum, New Jersey, 1988, no catalogue.

Bibliography

1980

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 275, repro.

1992

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 401, repro.

  • Chotner, Deborah, with contributions by Julie Aronson, Sarah D. Cash, and Laurie Weitzenkorn. American Naive Paintings. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1992: 474-476, color repro. 475.

Wikidata ID

Q20180620