The Bee is Thee

The Bee is Thee

Confusious, He ate Sparingly

The Bee is Thee, alternatively titled Confucius, He Ate Sparingly, depicts a statue of a Chinese figure staring straight out at the viewer from the center of the canvas. On the right side of the painting are five large white flowers with pink and purple centers, and one pink one with a red center. On the left are two dramatic orange orchids on bent green stalks. Towards the bottom of the canvas a dragonfly eats a small bug off of a leaf. A small barely visible bee sits on the front flower. A translucent blue butterfly hangs off the bottom of the same flower. The background is a sweeping mass of colors including blues, greens, and pinks in Fetherston’s typical style.

Edith Fetherston

Packwood House Museum, 15 N Water St, Lewisburg, PA 17837, 570-524-0406

1935

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Edith Fetherston Oeuvre

oil paint on canvas

20 x 23 in.

Still Image

1972.1715.01

3rd floor, West Hall