Horse Weather Vane

1935/1942

Nicholas Acampora

Associated Names
Nicholas Acampora

Artist, American, born Italy, 1886 - 1950

This is a drawing of a stylized horse. The drawing features a side profile of a horse in a trotting posture. The horse is depicted in a simplified form, using dark, solid lines to outline its shape. The body appears segmented into distinct sections for the head, neck, torso, and legs. It is placed on a rectangular base, suggesting it could be a decorative piece. The work focuses on form and structure without texture or color, giving it an industrial aesthetic.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 40.4 x 43.4 cm (15 7/8 x 17 1/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 34 1/2" long; 22 1/4" high; 1" thick

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.8031

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1995

  • Wood and Wood Carving from the Index of American Design, Pensacola Museum of Art, 1995, no cat.

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 463, no. 1609 and p. 469, no. 1667.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: N. Acampora

Wikidata ID

Q64618198

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