Green Jay with Black Persimmon
Artist
Edward Marshall Boehm
(American, 1913 - 1969)
Manufacturer
Boehm Porcelain
(founded 1950)
Date1966
Mediumporcelain, bisque fired, hand-painted
Dimensions18 x 12 inches (45.7 x 30.5 cm)
Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 1967
Object number41.2.40.B
ClassificationsDecorative Arts
DescriptionPorcelain sculpture of male Green Jay with wings and tail spread out, beak open. Jay is on branch with black persimmons. Part of a pair with female Green Jay (41.2.40.A)Label TextFamily: Corvidae (Crows, Jays, and Magpies)
Scientific name: Cyanocorax yncas (common name: Green Jay)
Edward Marshall Boehm’s sculpture of a pair of Green Jays has a Texas connection. “Green Jays with Black Persimmon” portrays a member of the Corvidae family. They are related to the more widely known Blue Jays. Green Jays are a Texas bird, but in the United States they appear only in South Texas. They are tropical birds, and Boehm depicted beautifully their vivid colors of green, yellow, and blue. He appropriately set them on gnarly branches of the Black Persimmon tree, also known as Texas Persimmon (Diospyros texana).
ProvenancePurchased March 10, 1967 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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