Prize Pig Coin Bank

c. 1939

Alf Bruseth

Associated Names
Alf Bruseth

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image displays two cast-iron bull sculptures. One is seen from a frontal side view and the other from an overhead angle. The color palette is mainly shades of brown and dark rust, with highlights creating a slightly metallic sheen. The bull on the left is sitting with its head slightly tilted to the left and wearing a bow around its neck. The bull on the right is seen from a slightly elevated viewpoint, showing its back and tail. Both sculptures are against a plain, light background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 22 x 29.8 cm (8 11/16 x 11 3/4 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 5 5/32" long; 2 5/32" wide; ears: 1 12/16" tip to tip;

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.8438

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York, 1970, pp. 658-659. pl. 2430, pl. 2426.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: ALF BRUSETH

Wikidata ID

Q64534180

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