Collections: American Art: Dragon Motif

Dragon Motif

Artist: John B. Flannagan, American, 1895-1942
Medium: Granite
Dates: 1932-1933
Dimensions: 5 x 24 1/2 x 25 in. (12.7 x 62.2 x 63.5 cm)
Collections: American Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th floor
Accession Number: 1992.11.11
Credit Line: Bequest of Edith and Milton Lowenthal
Image: Overall, 1992.11.11_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Flat circular disk carved with relief of bird's eye view of dragon on top; dragon has long, crocodile-like snout and slanted eyes; below the front legs, the dragon's torso merges into and wraps around the disk in a clockwise direction with tail ending at proper right side; one of its rear legs appears next to the proper right front leg. Condition: Good