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Rip Van Winkle

Artist: Daniel Chester French, American, 1850-1931
Medium: Bronze
Dates: 1925
Dimensions: 19 x 6 x 6 1/2 in., 14.2 lb. (48.3 x 15.2 x 16.5 cm, 6.4kg)
Markings: Stamped along bottom edge of base at back: "ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N-Y"
Signature: Incised on top of base, proper right side: "D C FRENCH / 1925 / ©"
Collections: American Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 28.61
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Benjamin Prince
Image: Front, 28.61_bw_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Statuette of old man with long hair and beard, wearing tattered clothes, wide brimmed hat, and holey boots; stands on square base with proper right foot stepping forward; raises proper right hand to lips and proper left hand holds barrel of musket that leans on ground. Condition: Good.

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