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Eagle

c. 1939

Herman Bader

Associated Names

Herman Bader

Artist, American, 1915 - 2002

The sculpture depicts an eagle with its wings spread wide, perched on a swirling cloud-like base. The sculpture is dark gray in color, with intricate details of the eagle's feathers and the soft, billowing form of the clouds below. The eagle's head is turned to one side, and its beak is slightly open.

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Artwork overview

Medium

graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 34.3 x 48.3 cm (13 1/2 x 19 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.9809

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 814, no. 2862.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: H. BADER

Wikidata ID

Q64574147

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