Arthur and Alan D. Singer: California Gull and Sego Lily

Artist: Arthur and Alan D. Singer
1917 -
Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 1976
Image Size: 13.75 by 11.75 inches
Overall Size: 19.5 by 17.5 inches
Medium: Water Color on Cold Press Illustration Board

California Gull

In 1848, Mormon pioneers fought a host of black locusts devouring their precious crops. A thousand miles from supplies, their struggling settlement near the Great Salt Lake seemed doomed. Then, suddenly, flocks of California Gulls descended on their fields and began eating the insects. The providential Gulls came from islands and marshes about the Lake where, now as then, the birds nest by the tens of thousands. These Gulls are common along the Pacific Coast in winter, and inland, along the prairies, in breeding season. Today, two gilded California Gulls flank a popular monument to their species in Salt Lake City.

Sego Lily

The Sego Lily has been in favor since the days of the early Mormon pioneers. They found, from the Ute Indians, the bulb-like roots of the plant were a satisfactory addition to their dwindling food supply. The Sego Lily grows from a short bulb-like fleshy stem called a corm, which grows underground. The plant's few bluish-green leaves are long and narrow. The flowers are about two inches across, and two or three of them may be borne on the stiff slender stem. In coloring, the flowers show great variety; the white petals may be tinged with yellow, green or lilac. Its lovely hues and markings have earned this lily the name mariposa, a Spanish word meaning butterfly.

This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood® First Day Cover for the 20¢ Utah: California Gull & Sego Lily stamp issued on April 14, 1982.

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