Vintage Edna Hibel Porcelain Collector Plate "Rose" - 1987 Flower Girl Series

Vintage Edna Hibel Porcelain Collector Plate "Rose" from the Flower Girl 1987 series - numbered 9682/15,000. Rose - Third Edition of the Flower Girl Annual Series. Colors are Pinks and Reds against a Gold Background. This plate is in excellent condition and has not been hanged, but it does not come in the original box. For over 40 years, Edna Hibel (1917 to 2014) has been referred to as America’s best loved and most versatile artist, and best colorist. Since being commissioned by the Foundation of the U.S. National Archives in 1995 to commemorate 75 years of women receiving the universal right to vote, Hibel is now acclaimed the “Heart and Conscience of America.” when Ms. Lucy Baines Johnson, of the U.S. National Archives described her as such. On Friday, December 5, 2014, artist Edna Hibel passed away in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida almost at the age of 98. Her art and life will continue to be cherished by all those who possess her creations or were fortunate enough to know her personally.