Collection Highlights
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
ca. 1941
1987.16
Plaster with purplish red-brown stipple finish
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Museum Collections
Sculpture
Chalkware (bird)
Object name
Chalkware (bird)
Date
1850-1890
Medium
Plaster of Paris, paint
Dimensions
Overall: 6 x 2 1/8 x 4 in. ( 15.2 x 5.4 x 10.2 cm )
Description
Chalkware bird painted yellow (probably a canary) with wings outlined in red; black beak, and black eyes surrounded by red dots; perched on brown ball atop pedestal with rectangular base.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.1153
Gallery Label
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
