Artist:

Augustus Aaron Wilson, born Mt. Desert Island, ME 1864-died Portland, ME 1950  Search this

Medium:

carved and painted wood with metal

Dimensions:

19 1/2 x 9 3/4 x 10 1/4 in. (49.5 x 24.7 x 26.0 cm.)

Type:

Sculpture

Folk Art

Date:

ca. 1900-1940

Luce Center Label:

The Nantucket Yacht Club used these two penguins as fence post ornaments. Augustus Wilson carved the wooden birds using simple tools, including a Boy Scout knife from the five-and-dime store, a handsaw, a hatchet, and a chisel to shape the bodies and outline the wings.

Topic:

Animal\bird\penguin  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson

Object number:

1986.65.344

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department:

Painting and Sculpture

On View:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 27B

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor

Data Source:

Smithsonian American Art Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk75b998af9-848a-4249-ad38-843ae8f28505

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:saam_1986.65.344