Provenance
Reportedly Benin City, Nigeria, before 1897.[1] (J.J. Klejman Gallery, New York); purchased around 30 November 1955 by Winston Guest, New York; gift 1955 to NGA.
Exhibition History
- 1955
- Exhibition of African Art, Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Ohio, 1956, In Allen Memorial Art Museum Bulletin 13 (Winter 1955-1956), no. 30.
- 1970
- The Language of African Art. A Guest Exhibition of the Museum of African Art at the Smithsonian Institution Fine Arts and Portrait Gallery Building, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 1970, no. 287.
- 1972
- African Art in Washington Collections, Museum of African Art, Washington, D.C., 1972-1973, no. 191.
- 1991
- Loan for display with permanent collection, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 1991-1992.
- 2002
- Loan for display with permanent collection, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 2002-2004.
- 2004
- Treasures, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 2004-2005, no cat.
- 2005
- Loan for display with permanent collection, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 2005-2006.
Bibliography
- 1955
- Exhibition of African art. Exh. cat. Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Ohio, 1956. In Allen Memorial Art Museum Bulletin 13 (Winter 1955-1956): no. 30.
- 1965
- Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 146, as Benin Style, Bronze Cock.
- 1966
- Robbins, Warren M. African Art in American Collections. New York, 1966: 147, pl. 177.
- 1968
- National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 130, repro.
- 1968
- National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 130, repro., as Benin Style, Bronze Cock.
- 1972
- Keisch, Bernard. Secrets of the Past; Nuclear Energy Applications in Art and Archaeology. U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, Office of Information Services. Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 1972: 46, repro.
- 1994
- Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 157, repro.
