Unidentified

American Flag Whirligig

mid 20th century · Sculpture · 71.8 × 97.8 cm

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Where is “American Flag Whirligig” now? Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C. Unknown.

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C., United States

The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.

In this state since: Sep 25, 2026
Source: The museum

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Details

Accession number: 1986.65.371

What it shows

Flag

In the catalog

Sculpture Metal Modernism 20th century Folk Art

Sources

Smithsonian American Art Museum
Image: Smithsonian American Art Museum — CC0

On view at Smithsonian American Art Museum

Museum page

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