Weather Vane - Count Casimir Pulaski

c. 1940

Elmer R. Kottcamp

Associated Names
Elmer R. Kottcamp

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The sculpture depicts a flat, side profile of a uniformed figure holding a sword outstretched in its right hand. The figure is wearing a coat with a tail and a pointed hat. The material seems to be metal with a brownish-bronze color patina. The figure stands on a narrow base and has a tall, slender appearance resembling a weathervane or sign silhouette. The sculpture appears flat and two-dimensional against the background, showing a marching or stepping pose.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 40.8 x 29.2 cm (16 1/16 x 11 1/2 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 48" high; 30" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.16684

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 468, no. 1672.

Inscriptions

lower left in watercolor: -Elmer Rudisill Kottcamp-

Wikidata ID

Q64559221

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