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

W. S. Rosenbaum, Man, Ox-drawn Cart with Logs and Saw, Cow, Calf and Trough, after 1950, wood and metal, A (cart):11 1⁄8 x 37 3⁄8 x 16 5⁄8 in. (28.2 x 94.8 x 42.2 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
Artist
Date
after 1950
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
A (cart):11 1⁄8 x 37 3⁄8 x 16 5⁄8 in. (28.2 x 94.8 x 42.2 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
Subjects
  • Animal — cattle
  • Figure male — knee length
  • Architecture — vehicle — cart
Object Number
1986.65.264A
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/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.

Works by this artist (3 items)

Laura Gilpin, Sunburst, The Castillo, Chichen Itza, 1932, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2019.2
Sunburst, The Castillo, Chichen Itza
Artist
Date1932
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Image Not Available
Navaho Summer Hogan
Artist
Dateca. 1934
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Laura Gilpin, Pikes Peak and Colorado Springs, ca. 1926, platinum print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro, 1997.98
Pikes Peak and Colorado Springs
Artist
Dateca. 1926
platinum print
Not on view

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