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Gilded Wooden Rooster

1935/1942

Karl J. Hentz

Associated Names

Karl J. Hentz

Artist, American, 1905 - 1978

The image depicts a large rooster on a rounded base. The rooster is yellow with darker outlines on its feathers and a red comb and wattle. The base is white with gray shading. The rooster is centered on the base, with its head turned slightly left and tail feathers curving upwards behind it.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 40.6 x 30.7 cm (16 x 12 1/16 in.)
Original IAD Object: 19" high
Accession Number

1943.8.8687

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 684, no. 2534.

Wikidata ID

Q64591878

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