Augustus Aaron Wilson
Penguin
May one see it?
Yes, receiving visitors
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Washington, D.C., United States
RoomLuce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 27B
On public display.
- Checked
- 9 days ago
- In this state since
- Sep 25, 2026
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
About the sculpture
The Nantucket Yacht Club used these two penguins as fence post ornaments. Augustus Wilson carved the wooden birds using simple tools, including a Boy Scout knife from the five-and-dime store, a handsaw, a hatchet, and a chisel to shape the bodies and outline the wings.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- 1986.65.344
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Smithsonian American Art Museum: the museum's own open data · fetched 9 days ago
- Image: Smithsonian American Art Museum — CC0