Drawing for Plate 12: From the Portfolio "Folk Art of Rural Pennsylvania"

c. 1939

American 20th Century

Associated Names
This is a painting of a stylized floral arrangement with two birds perched on it. The composition features a decorative pot at the bottom containing a large, leaf-like plant. Nestled amongst the leaves are two brightly colored birds—one brown with yellow accents, and the other red with black and yellow markings. Above them is a symmetrical flower with layers of red, green, and yellow petals. The artwork is rendered in flat, bold colors on a cream background and is in the style of traditional Pennsylvania German fraktur art.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gouache on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 40.6 x 35.6 cm (16 x 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.9261


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

across bottom: FROM A BAPTISMAL CERTIFICATE 1841 / FOLK ART OFTHE PENNSYLVANIA GERMANS INDEX OF AMERICAN DESIGN PENNA ART PROJECT, WPA

Wikidata ID

Q64535369

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