Design for a Weathervane, Leopard

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Object Details

Designer

William Hunt Diederich, American, b. Hungary, 1884–1953

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Design for a weathervane with a running leopard. The leopard's legs are raised from the ground and its tail elongated behind it. Stylized swirling lines overlap the leopard's body.

Credit Line

Gift of Diana Diederich Blake

Date

ca. 1925

Accession Number

1992-92-35

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright Notice

Type

figures

Object Name

Drawing

Type

Drawing

Medium

Charcoal, graphite on tracing paper

Dimensions

10 x 8.2 cm (3 15/16 x 3 1/4 in.)

made in

USA

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4bd806677-5aff-4d6c-a54b-7ccf0f602a95

Record ID

chndm_1992-92-35

Design for a Weathervane, Leopard

Object Details

Designer

Catalogue Status

Description

Credit Line

Date

Accession Number

Restrictions & Rights

Copyright Notice

Type

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Type

Medium

Dimensions

made in

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