Charley Harper
1957 Ford Times Print
Carolina Paroquet
Image Size 18.5" H x 13" V
Overall Size 20.5" H x 15" V
Estate Embossed Seal - Not Signed
"Once abundant in the southeastern coastal states, the Carolina Paroquet ocassionally flashed is tropical colors in the winter-worn North. He was fond of fruits and seeds, a safe diet until the white man planted orchards and grainfields . After that the Paroquet spent his days, which ended in 1904, as a highly visible target. Even when he escaped the farmer's bullets, he fell prey to the cage-bird dealer or the milliner, who catered to the Victorian passion for personal adornment." - Charles Harper
