Name/Title
Towel, Wallhanging: Shore Birds 221Description
A seven-color silkscreen print on off-white linen depicting marine birds in shore settings. The nine types of birds are keyed to a list at the head of the composition next to a fisherman’s shack. Below, gulls and plovers circle a red and white striped lighthouse.
The shore birds listed are found on both coasts of the USA, and some are also found inland on lakes and rivers, allowing for national distribution of this print.
This print appears in the brochure “Country Prints by Robert Darr Wert and Neighbors”, c.1963; see images.
This is one of over sixty designs sold by Country Prints to Stevens Linen Associates of Dudley, Massachusetts, in January 1969. From that point onward, the designs were produced by Stevens with all reference to Robert Darr Wert and Country Prints removed. Many of these designs continued to be produced by Stevens throughout the 1970’s and some into the 1980’s.
In a memo from Fritz Kaufhold (Country Prints business manager) to Bob MacKay (Stonelea Mills/Stevens Linen Associates) dated February 12, 1969, Fritz notes this design is “primarily sold through Bromley”, Country Prints’ Boston representative and was an average seller at the time.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1962Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaNotes
The top edge is a rod pocket to accept a dowel for hanging, lower edge is hemmed, left and right sides are selvedges.Inscription/Signature/Marks
“© wert COUNTRY PRINTS”, lower left corner; “by hand on pure linen”, lower right corner.Material
Bleached Linen, Textile InkColors
Color
Aqua, Yellow Ochre, Gray, Red-Orange, Brown, Black, Dark GreenColor Notes
Dark green is produced by overprinting aqua and yellow ochre.
