Toy Bank: Uncle Sam

c. 1937

Kurt Melzer

Associated Names
Kurt Melzer

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The sculpture features a figure resembling Uncle Sam, sporting a top hat with stars and a white goatee. He wears a navy blue jacket, red and white striped trousers, and holds an umbrella and a sack or coin purse. The sculpture is made from metal and painted red, white, and blue, inspired by the American flag. Uncle Sam stands on a base with an eagle and shield design, with "Uncle Sam" written below the eagle.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 30.5 x 22.9 cm (12 x 9 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 11 1/4" high; 4 7/8" wide; 4" deep

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.8542

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 644, no. 2370.

Wikidata ID

Q64592595

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