Weather Vane Finial

c. 1938

Helen Hobart

Associated Names
Helen Hobart

Artist, American, c. 1892 - unknown

The image depicts a large, detailed illustration of a rooster standing on a horizontal bar. The grayscale color adds a classic tone to the image. The rooster's profile is facing to the right, with its body aligned vertically along the page. The artist's signature is located in the lower left corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 45 x 35.6 cm (17 11/16 x 14 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 17 1/2" long; 17 1/4" high

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.16162

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 468, no. 1670.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Helen Hobart

Wikidata ID

Q64573511

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