Name/Title
Pelican RestEntry/Object ID
2025.11.1Description
An oil painting depicting a brown pelican, perched on a wooden railing, in front of wooden posts. In the background is the ocean, with a rocky island/outcropping with some trees on it.Type of Painting
EaselCollection
Art CollectionCataloged By
registrar@numulosgatos.orgAcquisition
Accession
2025.11Source or Donor
Bruce SchroederAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift In Memory of Jack ChamberlinMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Jack WilsonRole
PainterDate made
1986Time Period
20th CenturyNotes
Jack Wilson had a special technique, where he applied the oil paint with palette knifes that he made, rather than brushes.Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
SignatureLocation
Lower right corner of paintingTranscription
JACK WILSONLanguage
EnglishMaterial/Technique
PaintedType
Label, InscriptionLocation
Back of canvasTranscription
"PELICAN REST"
# 1617 [heart] 86
JACK WILSONLanguage
EnglishMaterial/Technique
PenLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PaintingNomenclature Class
ArtNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Height
35-7/8 inWidth
11-7/8 inDepth
3/4 inRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Dr. Jack Merle ChamberlainGeneral Notes
Note Type
Cataloging NoteNote
Painting arrived in a metal frame, but that frame was filthy and exhibited signs of mold; painting was removed from its frame, which was thrown out. There do not appear to be any signs of mold on the painting itself.
