Metal Indian Weather Vane

c. 1940

John W. Kelleher

Associated Names
John W. Kelleher

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The sculpture depicts a standing figure of a person wearing a headdress with multiple feather-like projections. The figure is dressed in a tunic-like garment that reaches just above the knees with folds and patterns. The sculpture exhibits an earthy brown color. The figure holds an object in its extended right hand while an ax is slung over its right shoulder, and the left arm is relaxed by its side. The figure stands on a spherical base, with a horizontal beam and vertical support visible. The whole composition is vertically oriented against a plain background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 51.4 x 35.2 cm (20 1/4 x 13 7/8 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 30 1/2" high

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.16213


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 462, no. 1607 and p. 468 no. 1674.

Wikidata ID

Q64584446

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