Squirrel and Eagle

c. 1939

Giacinto Capelli

Associated Names
Giacinto Capelli

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image features a carved wooden statue on a green rectangular pedestal. The statue shows an eagle with outstretched wings standing on one leg, and a smaller animal figure beside it, both surrounded by leaves and fruit-like objects. The color palette includes browns, greens, and reds. The eagle dominates the top, while the smaller animal is lower and slightly to the left.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor over graphite

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 40.6 x 35.4 cm (16 x 13 15/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: overall: 10 1/8" high; base: 3 5/8" wide, 3 5/8" deep

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.16771

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2002

  • Drawing on America's Past: Folk Art, Modernism, and the Index of American Design, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2002-2003, no. 4, as.

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 681, no. 2529.

2002

  • Drawing on America's Past: Folk Art, Modernism, and the Index of American Design. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2002-2003: no. 4.

Wikidata ID

Q64572195

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