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Artist
William Hawkins
(1895 - 1990)
American Eagle
MediumOil on masonite
DimensionsUnframed: 24 1/4 × 46 3/4 × 3/4 in. (61.6 × 118.7 × 1.9 cm)
Object numberN0049.1992
Photograph by Richard Walker.
Label TextWilliam Hawkins depicted animals and the buildings of Columbus, Ohio, in a bold, expressionistic style. He had painted casually since the 1930s and then pursued art full-time after his retirement. In this painting Hawkins deviates from the standard depiction of the American eagle by incorporating the stars and stripes into the wings, and by painting a rose on the eagle’s beak. He included the inscription indicating his place of birth (Kentucky) and birth date into nearly all his paintings.On View
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