Plate 12: From Portfolio "Folk Art of Rural Pennsylvania"

c. 1939

American 20th Century

Associated Names
The image features two brightly colored birds perched on a stylized plant within a reddish-pink pot. The color palette includes shades of red, pink, green, yellow, black, and brown. The pot is centrally located at the bottom of the image, while one bird is perched on a branch near the middle towards the left, and the second bird is higher up on the right side. The floral design spreads outwards, with leaves and a large flower hanging to the right. The image also includes the text "FROM A BAPTISMAL CERTIFICATE" and the year "1841" below the pot.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    scereenprint on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 46 x 35.6 cm (18 1/8 x 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.18224


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

across bottom: FROM A BAPTISMAL CERTIFICATE / 1841 / FOLK ART OF RURAL PENNSYLVANIA PLATE No. 12 INDEX OF AMERICAN DESIGN PENNA ART PROJECT WPA

Wikidata ID

Q64535692

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