Rooster Weather Vane 1935 - 1942

The *Rooster Weather Vane* is a drawing on paper, created by an anonymous artist sometime between 1935 and 1942. The drawing depicts a rooster, a common motif in weather vanes, standing on a single, thin pole. The rooster is rendered in a simplified, stylized manner, with its plumage depicted in a stylized, geometric fashion, emphasizing the bird's form. The work's simple and graphic composition, as well as its focus on a subject common in folk art, suggests that this artwork was likely intended as a design study for a weather vane.