Arthur and Alan D. Singer: Rhode Island Red and Violet

Artist: Arthur and Alan D. Singer
1917 -
Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 1977
Image Size: 13.75 by 11.75 inches
Overall Size: 19.5 by 17.5 inches
Medium: Water Color on Cold Press Illustration Board

Rhode Island Red

In Adamsville, Rhode Island, there is a monument to the Rhode Island Red, the famous bird with fan clubs as far away as India and Australia. Known throughout the world, the Rhode Island Red breed of poultry traces its ancestry back to a farm in Little Compton in the year 1854. This is the hen that gave the poultry industry to the world when it replaced the scrawny barnyard fowl. It is well-known for its succulent meat as well as for high-quality egg-laying. The Red's profile decorates veteran's caps, the doorways of a Rhode Island association of grocers, and is used to illustrate letterheads and programs. When traveling, many of the state's citizens wear a Rhode Island Red lapel pin.

Violet

Garden Violets are generally hybrids and may be purple, blue, yellow, white, or combinations of these, sometimes with double flowers and heart-shaped leaves. The Violet has long been regarded as a symbol of modesty. Followers of Napoleon, who promised to return from Elba with Violets in the spring, used the blossom as a badge. Various species, particularly the sweet Violet, have been used for perfume, dye, and medicine. Though in winter a Violet seems to disappear, it does not die. The root-stock shrinks, but with the coming of spring it sprouts anew. Violets have five petals, one upper pair and another pair separated by a broader petal.

This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood® First Day Cover for the 20¢ Rhode Island: Rhode Island Red and Violet stamp issued on April 14, 1982.

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