Figurehead: Davy Crockett

1938

Ethel Dougan

Associated Names
Ethel Dougan

Artist, American, 1898 - 1976

The sculpture portrays a bearded man in a brown outfit and a blue hat, holding a long, slender object that resembles a musket or a polearm. The figure is shown in a dynamic stance with one foot resting on a blue ornamental pedestal. The material of the sculpture seems to be painted wood or stone, with colors mainly in brown for the figure and blue with hints of green for the pedestal. The subject gazes slightly upward and to the side with a focused expression, and is depicted as a historically dressed figure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 64.2 x 47.1 cm (25 1/4 x 18 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.17407


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

loert center in watercolor: ETHEL DOUGAN - 1938-

Wikidata ID

Q64560008

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