Child's Saving Bank (Deer)

c. 1940

Carl Buergerniss

Associated Names
Carl Buergerniss

Artist, American, 1877 - 1956

A small metallic sculpture of a deer with prominent antlers and a rounded disc on its back is against a plain, light beige background. The color palette includes earthy tones, with bronzed browns and muted golds dominating the sculpture. Positioned at the center, the deer faces slightly left with all four legs on the ground, and a penny-sized disc rests upright on its back near the shoulder area.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 28.8 x 22.2 cm (11 5/16 x 8 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.8443

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 628, no. 2241.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Carl Beurgerniss

Wikidata ID

Q64537895

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