Bouquet with White Lillies and Photographs of Man and Womanc. 186511 3/8 x 15 1/2"Reverse painting and foil on glass with photographsGift of Susan and Laurence Lerner2009.13.320tinsel painting1549694344Artist unidentifiedPaintingsThe American Folk Art Museum believes this work to be in the public domain. United StatesPaintings
During the Victorian era, individual flowers carried particular associations. In "the language if flowers," lilies signified restored innocence and were used for both weddings and funerals.
Lee Kogan, "Bouquet with White Lillies and Photographs of Man and Woman," FOILED: Tinsel Painting in America (New York: American Folk Art Museum, 2013), 57
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During the Victorian era, individual flowers carried particular associations. In "the language if flowers," lilies signified restored innocence and were used for both weddings and funerals.
Lee Kogan, "Bouquet with White Lillies and Photographs of Man and Woman," FOILED: Tinsel Painting in America (New York: American Folk Art Museum, 2013), 57
Object information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.
To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.orgSee Linda Lefko Art or Theorem Painting b/c P66