Man, Ox-drawn Cart with Logs and Saw, Cow, Calf and Trough

Copied W. S. Rosenbaum, Man, Ox-drawn Cart with Logs and Saw, Cow, Calf and Trough, after 1950, wood and metal, A (cart):11 1837 3816 58 in. (28.294.842.2 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.264A

Artwork Details

Title
Man, Ox-drawn Cart with Logs and Saw, Cow, Calf and Trough
Date
after 1950
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
A (cart):11 1837 3816 58 in. (28.294.842.2 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
Mediums
Mediums Description
wood and metal
Classifications
Keywords
  • Architecture — vehicle — cart
  • Figure male — knee length
  • Animal — cattle
Object Number
1986.65.264A

Artwork Description

W. S. Rosenbaum probably made this group of carvings as a toy with movable arms and legs. Children could act out many different stories by changing the positions of the pieces. The ox-drawn cart, domestic animals, and the man’s clothing create a charming image of farm life.