Peggy Bacon

Lunch No. 4 - Custard
1928

A vintage illustration depicting a black bird with a white pattern on its wings and tail, curiously looking at a caterpillar that is resting on a feather. The artwork has a caption at the bottom that reads "Lith. No. 4 Cowbird" and is signed "P.P. Bacon."
A vintage illustration depicting a black bird with a white pattern on its wings and tail, curiously looking at a caterpillar that is resting on a feather. The artwork has a caption at the bottom that reads "Lith. No. 4 Cowbird" and is signed "P.P. Bacon."

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Date
1928

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 11 3/8 × 16in. (28.9 × 40.6 cm) Image: 4 1/2 × 10in. (11.4 × 25.4 cm)

Accession number
80.31.115

Publication
Printed by George C. Miller

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Felicia Meyer Marsh Bequest

Rights and reproductions
© A. B. Brook for the Estate of Peggy Bacon

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