Untitled (Seated Hessian Soldier)

Albert Zahn, Untitled (Seated Hessian Soldier), ca. 1924 - 1950, painted wood, 16 × 8 × 13 14 in. (40.6 × 20.3 × 33.7 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Orren and Marilyn Bradley and Kohler Foundation, Inc., 2015.58.34

Artwork Details

Title
Untitled (Seated Hessian Soldier)
Artist
Date
ca. 1924 - 1950
Dimensions
16 × 8 × 13 14 in. (40.6 × 20.3 × 33.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Orren and Marilyn Bradley and Kohler Foundation, Inc.
Mediums Description
painted wood
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure male — full length
  • Occupation — military — soldier
  • German
Object Number
2015.58.34

Works by this artist (8 items)

Injured Miner
Dateca.1937
lithograph on paper
Not on view
Bernard Steffen, Blown Soil, n.d., lithograph, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Audrey McMahon, 1968.98.14
Blown Soil
Daten.d.
lithograph
Not on view
Bernard Steffen, Starvation, ca. 1935-1943, lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jean Nichols, 1974.38.74
Starvation
Dateca. 1935-1943
lithograph on paper
Not on view
Bernard Steffen, Windy Day, ca. 1935-1939, lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Audrey McMahon, 1968.98.13
Windy Day
Dateca. 1935-1939
lithograph on paper
Not on view

Exhibitions

Media - 1970.353.1-.116 - SAAM-1970.353.1-.116_9 - 127238
Galleries for Folk and Self-Taught Art
October 21, 2016January 31, 2030
SAAM’s collection of folk and self-taught art represents the powerful vision of America’s untrained and vernacular artists.

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