Toy Rooster

c. 1938

Lillian Hunter

Associated Names
Lillian Hunter

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a small, intricately detailed rooster with a red comb, yellow and orange body, white underbelly, and black tail feathers placed on an off-white background. The color palette is warm with reds, yellows, and dark tones. The rooster is slightly off-center facing left, and the signature "Lillian R. Hunter" is in the lower-left corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 21 x 26.5 cm (8 1/4 x 10 7/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 1 15/16" high; 2 7/16" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.15636

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 631, no. 2251.

Inscriptions

lower left in watercolor: Lillian R. Hunter

Wikidata ID

Q64593208

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