Flicker with Chipmunk and Mushrooms
Artist and Manufacturer
Boehm Porcelain
(founded 1950)
Date1971
Mediumporcelain, bisque fired, hand-painted
Dimensions10 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (26.7 x 24.1 cm)
Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 1972
Object number41.2.60
ClassificationsDecorative Arts
DescriptionPorcelain sculpture of a male Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) with a beetle, Eastern Chipmunk (Tomias striatus), Inky Cap Mushrooms, Bracket Fungus, and wild grainLabel TextFamily: Picidae (Woodpeckers)
Scientific name: Colaptes auratus (common name: Northern Flicker)
ProvenancePurchased February 10, 1972 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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