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

American 20th Century

National Gallery of Art

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.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1939
Medium
screenprint on paper
Dimensions
3384 × 4397 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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