Weather Vane

1935/1942

Bernard Westmacott

Associated Names
Bernard Westmacott

Artist, American, active c. 1935

This is a drawing of a stylized rooster in profile view. The rooster is depicted with an elongated neck and tail feathers. The lines are precise and clean, and the figure is filled with a stippling pattern. The drawing is set within a rectangular border on a lightly shaded background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 23 x 29.1 cm (9 1/16 x 11 7/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 30 3/4" long; 18 1/2" high

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.16145

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 469, no. 1633.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Bernard Westmancott

Wikidata ID

Q64537351

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