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African-American Male Whirligig
 Mouse-Over to MagnifyClick to Enlarge      Black Man or "Darky" Whirligig - SoldOrigin: American, c. 1880 Material: Carved and painted pine. Dimensions: 39 x 13 x 4 1/4 inches.
This large scale African-American Folk Art male figure whirligig features a wonderful stylized slender body with top hat and beautiful original painted surface in red, yellow, and black. The large size, great crackled surface, and whimsical presence of this whirligig makes it a fun and outstanding rare folk sculpture.
Reference: American Folk Sculpture, by Robert Bishop, 1974, p. 371, fig.698 for another whirligig executed by this unknown artist. Also, A Gallery of American weathervanes and Whirligigs, by Robert Bishop and Patricia Coblentz, 1981, p. 109, fig. 196Austin T. Miller American Antiques deals in American Folk Art, Americana, and Antique Folk Art. Valuation services and consignment sales are available for rare and important antique folk art, artwork, textiles, or antique furniture. Commonly sought items from within our American Folk Art Collection are antique weathervanes, whirligigs and folk art paintings. Austin T. Miller American Antiques has decades of expertise in rare outsider and naive art, as well as specific interests in paint decorated and antique furniture, baskets, and hooked rugs. For consignment sales inquiries, please use the contact link on this site or call during business hours.       |