Branding

Claire Falkenstein, Branding, 1943, India ink, colored pencil, pencil and watercolor on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Claire Falkenstein McCarthy Trust, 1998.24.4
Claire Falkenstein, Branding, 1943, India ink, colored pencil, pencil and watercolor on paper, 14 1⁄2 x 18 3⁄4 in. (36.8 x 47.6 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Claire Falkenstein McCarthy Trust, 1998.24.4

Artwork Details

Title
Branding
Artist
Date
1943
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
14 1⁄2 x 18 3⁄4 in. (36.8 x 47.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Claire Falkenstein McCarthy Trust
Mediums
Mediums Description
India ink, colored pencil, pencil and watercolor on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Abstract
  • Figure
  • Animal — cattle
  • Occupation — farm — animal husbandry
Object Number
1998.24.4
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1998.24.4

Artwork Description

Claire Falkenstein grew up riding her horse along Coos Bay in Oregon and began incorporating animals into her art at an early age. Though her preferred medium shifted dramatically during her seven-decade career – from painting and drawing to jewelry and monumental sculpture – much of her work retained the sense of motion and interwoven parts that characterize Branding. In Falkenstein’s vision of cattle branding, close inspection reveals the outline of steers, male figures, a branding iron, hooves, and a fence.

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Works by this artist (36 items)

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Claire Falkenstein, Fertility, 1941, polychromed ash, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Claire Falkenstein McCarthy Trust, 1998.24.1
Fertility
Artist
Date1941
polychromed ash
On view
Claire Falkenstein, Floating Structure, 1958-1959, cut and brazed iron, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Susan Morse Hilles, 1977.2.1
Floating Structure
Artist
Date1958-1959
cut and brazed iron
On view
Claire Falkenstein, Envelope, 1958, steel wire assemblage, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. David K. Anderson, Martha Jackson Memorial Collection, 1981.109.6
Envelope
Artist
Date1958
steel wire assemblage
On view
Claire Falkenstein, Baseball Bat, 1941, polychromed ash, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Claire Falkenstein McCarthy Trust, 1998.24.2
Baseball Bat
Artist
Date1941
polychromed ash
On view

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