Plate 15: From the Portfolio "Folk Art of Rural Pennsylvania"

c. 1939

American 20th Century

Associated Names
The image displays a symmetrical folk art design with two red and blue birds perched on either side of a large, stylized red and gold tulip-like flower at the top center. The color palette includes deep reds, blues, and golden yellows against a cream background. In the composition, there are two birds facing each other in the middle, with a heart shape and floral elements below them coming from a vase at the bottom center. Two additional blue birds with simplified forms are symmetrically positioned flying near the top corners.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    screenprint on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 46.3 x 35.4 cm (18 1/4 x 13 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.9254


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

across bottom: FROM LATE 18th CENTURY DECORATION ON PAPER / FOLK ART OF RURAL PENNSYLVANIA PLATE 15 INDEX OF AMERICAN DESIGN PENNA ART PROJECT WPA

Wikidata ID

Q64535359

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