Arthur and Alan D. Singer: Yellowhammer and Camellia

Artist: Arthur and Alan D. Singer
1917 -
Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 1978
Image Size: 13.75 by 11.75 inches
Overall Size: 19.5 by 17.5 inches
Medium: Water Color on Cold Press Illustration Board

Yellowhammer

The Yellowhammer has endeared himself to Americans from Florida to Alaska. Americans have given him 132 local names, such as "yaruup," "high-hole," and "golden-winged Woodpecker." Alabama adopted the Yellowhammer as the state bird because her soldiers marched off to the Civil War with feathers of the Yellowhammer stuck in their soft felt hats. More widely known as the Yellow-shafted Flicker, its wings and tail feathers have bright yellow shafts. Both sexes carry a red crescent on the nape. In spring, this colorful drummer sends courting messages on trunks and tin roofs, and soon pairs off to find the ideal nest.

Camellia

In its wild state the Camellia bears a single red flower with only five petals, but under man's care it has become a double flower with many petals. Today, the Camellia is represented by countless hybrids ranging from pure white through various shades of pink to red. Alabama's splendid variety is a large, bright crimson flower with deep veined, rounded petals. Camellias have very short stalks which grow almost directly from the branch, like waxen rosettes among the glossy, evergreen leaves. This shrub-like tree sometimes grows as high as forty feet. The Camellia is not native to this country, but grows wild in China, Japan, and North India.

This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood® First Day Cover for the 20¢ Alabama: Yellowhammer and Camellia stamp issued on April 14, 1982.

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