Design for Signpost, Monkey

Object Details

Date
after 1934
Designer
William Hunt Diederich, American, b. Hungary, 1884–1953
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Design for a signpost/weathervane depicting a coconut palm with climbing monkey facing left below arrow. The word "MONKEY" on arrow's tail feathers. Additional sign reads "BIRDS" on a placard halfway up the pole. Verso: sketches of flying birds; monkey sign variants; at left center: ARTHD and at lower left, sketch of a bracket.
made in
USA
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Credit Line
Gift of Diana Diederich Blake
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Accession Number
1992-92-42
Type
metalwork
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Copyright Notice
© Diana Diederich Blake
Medium
Graphite, brush and black ink on tracing paper
Dimensions
28 x 21.4 cm (11 x 8 7/16 in.)
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq44bc8e6fe-9aad-4b38-89b5-66e7c09b333b
Record ID
chndm_1992-92-42