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American Flag Whirligig

Object Details

Data Source
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Artist
Unidentified (American)
Date
mid 20th century
Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
Medium
painted iron and carved and painted wood
Dimensions
28 1/4 x 38 1/2 x 28 1/4 in. (71.8 x 97.8 x 71.8 cm.)
Type
Sculpture
Folk Art

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