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Weather Vane

c. 1938

Beverly Chichester

Associated Names

Beverly Chichester

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a large ornamental rooster statue on top of a spherical globe on a vertical cylindrical post. The rooster is painted in dark brown, red, and green, while the globe and post are grey and black. The rooster is positioned centrally, with its tail feathers sweeping to the left and its beak open to the right.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 50.8 x 38.4 cm (20 x 15 1/8 in.)
Original IAD Object: 37" high
Accession Number

1943.8.16173

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 461, no. 1603.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: Beverly / Chichester

Wikidata ID

Q64537637

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