Eagle

c. 1937

Flora Merchant

Associated Names
Flora Merchant

Artist, American, active c. 1935

This is a drawing of a heraldic eagle with draped flags and a ribbon. The drawing features an eagle in the center, wings partially unfurled with plumage. Its talons rest on an ornamental base. Behind the eagle are two draped flags, one with stars and the other with stripes. A ribbon banner arches above the eagle's head with the Latin phrase "E Pluribus Unum."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 27 x 38 cm (10 5/8 x 14 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.16849

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2019

  • Maine and the Index of American Design, The Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, 5 Oct 2018-25 Mar 2019, cat. 24.

Bibliography

1952

  • Christensen, Erwin O., Early American Woodcarving, New York: 1952, p. 82, fig. 28.

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 820, no. 2882.

2018

  • Bianco, Jane. Maine and the Index of American Design. exh. cat. Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockand, Maine, October 5, 2018 - March 24, 2019: 62, cat 24, ill.

Wikidata ID

Q64561650

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