Chalkware Rooster

c. 1936

Mina Lowry

Associated Names
Mina Lowry

Artist, American, born Canada, 1894 - 1942

The image shows a rooster sculpture on a rounded base. The rooster is adorned with colors like brown, tan, red, yellow, and white. The sculpture faces slightly to the left with its tail feathers arcing upwards and to the right. The background is plain and cream-colored, emphasizing the rooster.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 26 x 20.1 cm (10 1/4 x 7 15/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 8" high

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.8275

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P. Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: p. 385, pl. 1359.

Inscriptions

verso: lower right in graphite: Mina Lowry / Am. Folk Art Gallery / Oct.

Wikidata ID

Q64617766

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