Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Sea-Green Bird above the Waves
An elaborately patterned bird spreads its wings above curling waves. Its long tail and clustered feather markings extend almost across the square frame. The caption identifies the sea-green bird whose breast touches the foam after it sings to the unhappy Princess Cynthia.
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Dugald Stewart Walker. "The Sea-Green Bird above the Waves" [editorial title]. In Dream Boats and Other Stories, Written and illustrated by Dugald Stewart Walker. New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1920; copyright 1918. Written and illustrated by Dugald Stewart Walker., 1920, Doubleday, Page & Company. Source scan leaf 113. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0378-0107
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
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Dugald Stewart Walker. The Sea-Green Bird above the Waves. Dream Boats and Other Stories. Scan leaf 113. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0378-0107