"Sailor Jack" Whirligig

1939

Frances Cohen

Associated Names
Frances Cohen

Artist, American, 1912 - unknown

The image shows a wooden toy soldier standing upright against a plain background. The toy has jointed arms with one arm holding a straight stick and the other arm raised, grasping a curved object. The soldier wears a red jacket with gold accents and black pants, and has a simplistic face with a painted-on beard, a black hat with a brown and gold pattern. The overall appearance is slightly worn.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 38.3 x 27.9 cm (15 1/16 x 11 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 13" high; 5 1/2" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.11861

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1952

  • Christensen, Erwin O., Early American Woodcarving, New York: 1952, pl. IX.

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 622, no. 2208.

Inscriptions

verso: center in graphite: Sailor Jack / Owner - Mrs. Susan H. Nash / Artist - Frances Cohen / Began - March 7, 1939 / Completed - April 15, 1939

Wikidata ID

Q64562165

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