Parula Warblers with Morning Glories
Artist
Edward Marshall Boehm
(American, 1913 - 1969)
Manufacturer
Boehm Porcelain
(founded 1950)
Date1965
Mediumporcelain, bisque fired, hand-painted
Dimensions14 1/2 x 9 inches (36.8 x 22.9 cm)
Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 1966
Object number41.2.38
ClassificationsDecorative Arts
DescriptionPorcelain sculpture of male and female Northern Parulas on a weathered fence post with wild Morning Glories (Ipomoea digitata). Male, near top of post, pursues a butterfly, and female pursues a beetle.Label TextFamily: Parulidae (New World Warblers)
Scientific name: Setophaga americana (common name: Northern Parula)
ProvenancePurchased March 15, 1966 through (Wakefield-Scearce Galleries, Shelbyville, Kentucky) by the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art
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