Rare Books and ManuscriptsFlat C 2017 1dYale Center for British Art, Gift of Nancy and Robert Lindemeyer
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
Notes:
The work depicts a European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis), with red face and black-and-white head; brown and gray back and flanks; black wings with yellow bar; white underparts." ... made from painted and embroidered fabric, wrapped wire, glass (eyes) and wood (beak). It is part of an ongoing series of birds that I have been making since 2007 which were inspired by an interest in taxidermy as well as both American and British folk art traditions."--Correspondence from the artist, February 10, 2016.
Subject Terms:
Birds -- Great Britain. | Goldfinches. | Taxidermy. | Folk art. | Women in natural history.