Rooster (Gallic Cock)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Rooster (Gallic Cock)

Raymond Duchamp-VillonLinkedCulture matchlcp-ecbefdde0522

From the Cleveland Museum of Art record

A pioneer of Cubist sculpture, Duchamp-Villon carved the original plaster for this bronze relief while serving in the army during World War I. It was intended for the entrance to a temporary theater erected near the front lines, where French soldiers would have recognized the rooster and rising sun as symbols of victory. Duchamp-Villon died during the war, and in 1919, five bronze casts were made from his plaster as a memorial to the artist. Before being embraced by artists, the term "Cubism" originated from an insult. The same is true of Gallus, a Latin word meaning both "rooster" and "inhabitant of Gaul" (present-day France). Once used to mock the French, the rooster was reclaimed as a national symbol of triumph, as pictured here.

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Cleveland Museum of Art’s catalogue record

Medium
painted bronze
Credit Line
Bequest of Lucia McCurdy McBride
Type of artwork
Sculpture
Department
Modern European Painting and Sculpture

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creation_date
1916 (plaster), cast 1919

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A golden rooster sculpture with red and gold geometric patterns on a black circular background.

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Provenance
John Quinn | 1927: Lucia McCurdy McBride | John Quinn; Lucia McCurdy McBride, 1927
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Object ID
146806
Object Type
Sculpture
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Type of artwork” · copied as is
Creator
Raymond Duchamp-Villon
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creators (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · derived by LinkedCulture from the museum field · Artist-role creator's description with life dates removed.
Culture
France, 20th century
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Culture” · copied as is
Medium
painted bronze
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Medium” · copied as is · Cleveland's 'technique' field holds materials.
Department
Modern European Painting and Sculpture
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Department” · copied as is
Tags
  • male
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field tags (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · combined from several museum fields
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field artists_tags (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · combined from several museum fields
Credit Line
Bequest of Lucia McCurdy McBride
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Credit Line” · copied as is
Provenance
John Quinn | 1927: Lucia McCurdy McBride | John Quinn; Lucia McCurdy McBride, 1927
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Provenance” · copied as is
Date
1916 (plaster), cast 1919
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
Begin Year
1916
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_earliest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
End Year
1919
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_latest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is

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