Arthur and Alan D. Singer: Blue Hen and Peach Blossom

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

Blue Hen Chicken

Delaware furnished one regiment during the American Revolution, and certainly no regiment in the Army surpassed it in soldiership or had a longer service record. Their American comrades dubbed the Delaware men "the Blue Hen's Chickens," because, it was said, they fought with the tenacity of the blue-tinted game cocks they carried with them. These chickens were thought to be of the brood of a famous Blue Hen. When not fighting the enemy, the officers and men amused themselves by pitting these Blue Hen Chickens against each other. The fame of these cockfights spread throughout the Army, and remains a part of the Blue Hen Chicken's reputation to this day.

Peach Blossom

The peach is one of those fruits which has been cultivated for so long, and over so wide an area, that its place of origin is obscured. However, it is generally believed to be a native of China, and to have been cultivated there thousands of years before it was brought to America. The flowering peaches are some of the loveliest of all trees. The rich deep pink Peach Blossoms are borne on the previous season's new branches only, and because they bloom very early in the year there is always danger of damage by late frosts. Peach trees seldom live longer than thirty years, and though they may bear some fruit when they are old, it is not profitable for orchards to keep trees more than nine years.

This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood® First Day Cover for the 20¢ Delaware: Blue Hen Chicken and Peach Blossom stamp issued on April 14, 1982.

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