Metal Weather Vane

1935/1942

American 20th Century

Associated Names
American 20th Century

Artist

The sculpture is of a rooster, displaying intricate detailing on its body and tail feathers. It is made of bronze with a greenish-brown patina. The sculpture is crafted with attention to texture, showing scales on the rooster's body and layered feathers in its tail. It balances on a horizontal rod, suggesting the rooster sitting perched or part of a weathervane design. The rooster is depicted with its beak slightly open and a prominent comb.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 29.8 x 36 cm (11 3/4 x 14 3/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 11 1/2" high

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.16164

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 459, no. 1595.

Wikidata ID

Q64535198

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