I Don't See How the “E” He Can

 

Danny Pierce

  1920 - 2014 (biography)

1952  

engraving 

17 7/8 x 7 5/16" platemark 

pencil signed, lower right 

19 of 24  

pencil titled in lower center margin 

 

antique white wove 

published 

artist 

13253 

SOLD

The Brown Pelican is a comical looking seabird with an exaggerated bill and a large, dark body. It has a thin neck and a very long bill with a stretchy throat pouch. Pelicans fly in groups or squadrons gliding on updrafts along wave faces or cliffs. They plunge into the surf using the force of impact to stun small fish before scooping them up in their large bills. They live along southern and western seacoasts and they nest in colonies on islands. Along the Pacific coast, adult males have red on their throats during the mating season. The Brown Pelican was once on the brink of extinction due to pesticides.