St. Francis Preaches to the Birds

Bread & Puppet

Name/Title

St. Francis Preaches to the Birds

Entry/Object ID

1990.21.1

Description

Art book entitled, "St. Francis Preaches to the Birds", by Bread and Puppet. The book is bound into a hardcover folder held at the binding with screws. The images within are rough woodcuts painted with watercolor. Images include St. Francis walking, St. Francis with his hands raised, a window showing the sun, a toothbrush, a foot, a milk jug, a coffee mug, houses, an apple tree, hills, and birds. The back cover is printed all over with flying birds. The pages of the book are folded into the binding in such a way that they can be removed and displayed horizontally.

Acquisition

Accession

1990.21

Source or Donor

Vermont Council on the Arts

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Schumann, Peter

Manufacturer

Bread and Puppet Theater

Date made

1979

Place

Town

Newark

County

Caledonia County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Print

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects