Both males and females have a ‘train’ of longer tail plumage but those of the peahens are smaller and brown, grey, or cream. A male peacock’s train plumage, on the other hand, is spectacular!

Daija Guy for The New York Times Like wall art of Jesus, M.L.K. and J.F.K. and sofas zipped tight in plastic wrap, peacock chairs became hallmarks of Black American décor, starting in the late 1960s.

Object Details Author Unknown Subject Freer, Charles Lang 1854-1919 Whistler, James McNeill 1834-1903 Freer Gallery of Art Freer Gallery of Art Peacock Room Harmony in Blue and Gold: The Peacock Room ...