The Carney Cock
1931
Medium
Graphic Arts-Print
Classification
Graphic Arts-Print
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Page Cross
Accession Number
1971.51
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold *The Carney Cock* (1931), a charming graphic arts print by Emerson Tuttle now housed in the Smithsonian American Art Museum's collection Acquired as a gift from Page Cross, this work exemplifies early 20th-century American printmaking, a medium that allowed artists to reproduce intricate designs affordably during the Great Depression era. Tuttle captures the essence of a spirited rooster—tagged simply as "chicken"—in a style that likely draws from regional realism, highlighting everyday rural subjects with precise lines and textures typical of the period's graphic techniques. Created a...