Charles J. Berger: Rocky Mountain Columbine and a Lark Bunting

Artist: Charles J. Berger

Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 1977
Image Size: 12 by 12 inches
Overall Size: 18.25 by 18.25 inches
Medium: Mixed Media on Cold Press Illustration Board

The colors of Colorado's state flower, the Rocky Mountain Columbine, Aquilegia caerulea, allude to the state colors of blue and white. Its delicate shade of purplish-blue hints of the sky of the nation's loftiest state, and the white stands for the snow that adorns the thirty-eighth state's many peaks. The flower's gold stamen recalls the precious metal whose discovery in 1859 led to the "Pike's Peak or Bust" migration of the last century. The Centennial State, so nicknamed for its admission to the Union on August 1 during the nation's centennial year, 1876, is also symbolized by the Lark Bunting, a popular and native bird noted for its pleasant song while in flight. Colorado presents a contrasting terrain to its many visitors, from the grassy plains of the eastern "dryland" country, to the towering peaks and alpine tundras of the central Rockies, to the sun-kilned canyons of the western slope. Born of the gold boom of the mid-nineteenth century, many of Colorado's towns bear names that recall those halcyon days: Tincup, Bonanza, and Fairplay. Other names recall earlier memories: Sangre de Cristo and Monte Vista, and Colorado, meaning ruddy or red, which are vestiges of Spanish influence. Earlier memories yet, of America's first citizens, are brought to mind by such names as Pueblo, Saguache, and Uncompahgre. Colorado's capital, Denver, "The Queen City of the Plains," presides over the nation's eighth-ranking state in area, thirtieth in population.

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