Florence Alfano McEwin Oil Painting Titled "Sing?" 2001 Signed Birds in Gold Cage

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"Sing?" was painted by artist, writer, and art academic Florence Alfano McEwin in 2001. McEwin's career spans over thirty years. … Read more "Sing?" was painted by artist, writer, and art academic Florence Alfano McEwin in 2001. McEwin's career spans over thirty years. Her work has been shown in hundreds of solo and group exhibitions here in the U.S. and abroad. She's won numerous awards for her work. McEwin lives and works in Laramie, Wyoming.

In this oil painting, McEwin finds her inspiration in poet Maya Angelou's autobiography Why the Caged Bird Sings, for which Angelou borrowed the title and themes from the poem "Sympathy," written by black American poet laureate Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906). The painting features a golden cage in which two birds, one red and one orange, are apparently singing their hearts out as a third bird looks on. Next to the bird is a single word question: "Sing?"

The painting is intentionally unframed, utilizing the sides of the stretcher, painted gold, as part of the cage that contains the birds. The top of the painting is triangular, sitting above the rectangular cage.

Dimensions: From peak of the top triangle to the bottom of the painting is 43 inches. The side to side length is 28 inches. The stretcher is just over 1 inch wide. See less