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Cat from a Ball Toss Game, Unidentified, ca. 1920

Unidentified

Cat from a Ball Toss Game

ca. 1920 · Sculpture · 36.9 × 19.5 cm

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Where is “Cat from a Ball Toss Game” 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
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About the sculpture

Ball-toss games are a traditional part of carnivals and fairs. The artist designed this piece to land upright when thrown, reflecting the saying that a cat always lands on its feet. Visitors to fairgrounds won prizes by throwing a ball like this to knock down cans, pass through holes, or land within targets.

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Details

Accession number
1986.65.287

What it shows

CatAnimal

In the catalog

SculptureWoodModernism20th centuryFolk Art

Sources

On view at Smithsonian American Art Museum

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