attributed to Henry Leach
Black Hawk Horse Weathervane Pattern
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Black Hawk Horse Weathervane Pattern” 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
- Source
- The museum
About the sculpture
Henry Leach probably based this design on an early lithographic portrait of the racehorse Black Hawk, a popular winner of the 1840s and subject of many weather vanes. The manufacturer L. W. Cushing and Sons used this wooden pattern to create a hollow iron mold, from which many copper vanes could be produced. (Lynda Hartigan, Made with Passion, 1990)
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Details
- Accession number
- 1986.65.358
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Image: Smithsonian American Art Museum — CC0
