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Whirligig with Two Figures on a Weathervane, (sculpture)

Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Unknown  Search this
Medium:
Carved and painted wood with iron
Type:
Sculptures-Folk
Sculptures-Weather vane
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Smithsonian American Art Museum 8th & G Streets, N.W Washington District of Columbia 20560 Accession Number: 1986.65.376
Date:
Ca. 1900
Notes:
National Museum of American Art, 1990.
Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2006.
Hartigan, Lynda Roscoe, "Made with Passion: The Hemphill Folk Art Collection in the National Museum of American Art," Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1990, no.56.
Hartigan, Lynda Roscoe, "Made with Passion: The Hemphill Folk Art Collection in the National Museum of American Art," Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1990, pg.117.
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Summary:
A single, standing figure with wind-driven spinning arms is attached to an arrow. Another smaller figure without arms is attached to the tail of the arrow.
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Control number:
IAS 08582309
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_304019