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Figurehead: Davy Crockett

Ethel Dougan

National Gallery of Art

The sculpture portrays a bearded man in a brown outfit and a blue hat, holding a long, slender object that resembles a musket or a polearm. The figure is shown in a dynamic stance with one foot resting on a blue ornamental pedestal. The material of the sculpture seems to be painted wood or stone, with colors mainly in brown for the figure and blue with hints of green for the pedestal. The subject gazes slightly upward and to the side with a focused expression, and is depicted as a historically dressed figure.

Artwork Details

Date
1938
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard
Dimensions
3319 × 4529 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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