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Figure of America
Julius Goltziuslate 17th–early 18th century
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Panel in gadrooned frame. Semi-nude female figure with feather headdress, holding bow and sceptre, seated in chariot drawn by two unicorns; in foreground, an armadillo in background, men with bows inside and outside a circular enclosure. At top right, the word "America" is faintly visible.
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Details
- Title: Figure of America
- Creator: Julius Goltzius
- Date Created: late 17th–early 18th century
- Type: Panel
- Rights: Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde
- Medium: Fruit woods
- Provenance: James Hazen Hyde
- Exhibitions: "Yinka Shonibare Selects: Works from the Permanent Collection" Cooper-Hewitt, Collections Gallery, 10/7/05-9/24/06
- Dimensions: H x W x D: 47.6 x 32.3 x 3.3 cm (18 3/4 x 12 11/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
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