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Fish Weather Vane

c. 1940

Sadie Berman

Associated Names

Sadie Berman

Artist, American, 1897 - 1994

A sculpture or model of a fish is shown in the image. The fish is primarily blue with other cool shades and a yellow eye. It is suspended horizontally on a vertical rod that runs through its lower body. The background is a plain, light color. The fish is centered to the left, facing towards the left edge of the frame.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 36.1 x 48.9 cm (14 3/16 x 19 1/4 in.)
Original IAD Object: 35 1/4" long
Accession Number

1943.8.16194

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 462, no. 1606.

Wikidata ID

Q64630217

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