Eagle

Arts of the Americas

1865/90

Wilhelm Schimmel
American, born Germany, 1817–1890
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania

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Artist: Wilhelm Schimmel (Sculptor)
Title: Eagle
Origin: Pennsylvania
Date: c. 1865–1890
Medium: Painted and carved tulipwood
Dimensions: 33.7 × 68 ✕ 30.5 cm (13 1/4 × 26 3/4 ✕ 12 in.)
Credit Line: Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
Reference Number: 1950.1984

Alan R. Sawyer, American Folk Art, in The Art Institute of Chicago Quarterly, v. 47, no. 1 (February 1, 1953), 11–14 (ill.).
Milo M. Naeve, American Art and the Great Seal, Bulletin of the Art Institute of Chicago (1973–1982), v. 70, no. 4 (July–August 1976), 2–12 (ill.).
Anita Gold, Collectibles Chicago Tribune, Section 15, November 18, 1990, 17 (ill.).
Judith A. Barter and Monica Obniski, “For Kith and Kin: The Folk Art Collection at the Art Institute of Chicago,” (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago/Yale University Press, 2012) no. 50.
Karla Klein Albertson, “Photography + Folk Art,” Antiques and the Arts Weekly, Nov 19, 2019, https://www.antiquesandthearts.com/photography-folk-art, ill.

Art Institute of Chicago, Photography + Folk Art: Looking for America in the 1930s, Sep 21, 2019–Jan 19, 2020, no cat.

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