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Sheep Weather Vane

c. 1938

Laura Bilodeau

Associated Names

Laura Bilodeau

Artist, American, 1896 - 1982

The image depicts a weather vane with two animal figures resembling a dog and a lamb, mounted on a horizontal rod with a yellow arrow at one end. The colors are gray, brown, and yellow. The weather vane is centered vertically on the page, with the rod positioned horizontally at the top of a long, brown, textured handle that extends downwards.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 36.7 x 54.7 cm (14 7/16 x 21 9/16 in.)
Original IAD Object: 18" long
Accession Number

1943.8.16285

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q64592694

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