Solitary Dogwood

Photograph

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Calvin University Center Art Gallery

The image shows a delicate white flower with four large petals, each exhibiting subtle textures, and a cluster of small, yellow-tipped stamens at its center, surrounded by vibrant green leaves against a dark background, highlighting the flower's beautiful contrast and natural beauty.

The image shows a delicate white flower with four large petals, each exhibiting subtle textures, and a cluster of small, yellow-tipped stamens at its center, surrounded by vibrant green leaves against a dark background, highlighting the flower's beautiful contrast and natural beauty.

Name/Title

Solitary Dogwood

Entry/Object ID

2016.17.6

Description

A single white dogwood bloom softly lit among its leaves and a dark background.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

color photo

Category

Alumni Artist, On-Display at Calvin University, Plants and Nature

Made/Created

Artist

Lee Pool

Dimensions

Dimension Description

image size

Height

19-1/2 in

Width

15-1/2 in

Dimension Description

frame size

Height

26 in

Width

22 in

General Notes

Note

Expanded Wall Label: With its graceful horizontal branching, the dogwood provides a clean white contrast to the dull brown of Michigan’s spring palette. Also graceful are the individual blossoms. Four petals have the unique tips that look “puckered,” and are symmetrically arranged. Dogwood is seen in the southern portion of the Lower Peninsula, but not in the northern portion. In the autumn, the Dogwood produces a deep red berry, and its leaves develop a bronze color.