{"object":[{"sourceId":{"label":"Source ID","value":"1975"},"altNumsArchivespace":{"label":"ArchiveSpace","value":"P2.1981.6"},"creditline":{"label":"Credit Line","value":"Gift of Dorothea and Leo Rabkin"},"endDate":{"label":"End Date","value":"1920"},"sortNumber":{"label":"Sort Number","value":"2008     6    1"},"invno":{"label":"Accession number","value":"2008.6.1"},"medium":{"label":"Medium","value":"Paint on wood with metal"},"geographyPlaceregion":{"label":"Place/Region","value":""},"media":{"label":"Media","value":{"mediaURL":"https://collection.folkartmuseum.org/internal/media/dispatcher/3391/full","mediaDepartment":"Object Photographs","mediaType":"Image","mediaId":"3391"}},"title":{"label":"Title","value":"Uncle Sam Riding a Bicycle Whirligig"},"geographyCity":{"value":""},"textEntriesWebsitedisplaytext":{"value":"The patriotic figure of Uncle Sam is based on an actual man, Samuel Wilson, of Troy, New York, who won a government contract to supply meat to troops during the War of 1812. His characterization as a country fellow wearing a top hat and striped pants has its roots in the Revolutionary War figure of Yankee Doodle, also known as Brother Jonathan, and was standardized by the late nineteenth century in the political cartoons of Thomas Nast. In this whirligig, Uncle Sam pedals a modified high-wheeler when the wind turns the front propeller.The whirligig was found in upstate New York, in an area near the Canadian border. This may explain the appearance of the American flag on one side and the Union Jack on the other. Although the Union Jack never functioned as a national flag, it symbolized Canada\u2019s status as a British sovereign state, and its use became more prominent during pivotal historical moments. In 1897, when Queen Victoria\u2019s Diamond Jubilee was celebrated, the Union Jack emphasized Canada\u2019s participation as a British subject. And in 1900, about two thousand students from McGill University demonstrated throughout Montreal, attempting to force newspapers, shops, and even the city hall to fly the Union Jack, a sign of growing imperialism that reached its height during the South African War (1899\u20131902) with Britain\u2019s pleas for imperial solidarity within her empire.Stacy C. Hollander, \"Uncle Sam Riding a Bicycle Whirligig,\" in American Anthem: Masterworks from the American Folk Art Museum (New York: Harry N. Abrams in association with American Folk Art Museum, 2001), 356.Object information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.　To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org"},"bibliography":{"label":"Bibliography","value":"Treasures of Folk Art: Museum of American Folk Art"},"collections":{"label":"Collections","value":["Three Dimensional Works","eMuseum - Collection Highlights"]},"geography":{"label":"Geography","value":""},"id":{"label":"Id","value":"153542"},"geographyState":{"value":"New York"},"geographyCountry":{"value":"United States"},"onview":{"label":"On View","value":"1"},"people":{"label":"Artist / Maker","value":{"displayOrder":"1","personRole":"Artist","personID":"103","content":"Artist unidentified"}},"classifications":{"label":"Classification(s)","value":"Architecture"},"textEntries":{"label":"Text Entries","value":"The patriotic figure of Uncle Sam is based on an actual man, Samuel Wilson, of Troy, New York, who won a government contract to supply meat to troops during the War of 1812. His characterization as a country fellow wearing a top hat and striped pants has its roots in the Revolutionary War figure of Yankee Doodle, also known as Brother Jonathan, and was standardized by the late nineteenth century in the political cartoons of Thomas Nast. In this whirligig, Uncle Sam pedals a modified high-wheeler when the wind turns the front propeller.The whirligig was found in upstate New York, in an area near the Canadian border. This may explain the appearance of the American flag on one side and the Union Jack on the other. Although the Union Jack never functioned as a national flag, it symbolized Canada\u2019s status as a British sovereign state, and its use became more prominent during pivotal historical moments. In 1897, when Queen Victoria\u2019s Diamond Jubilee was celebrated, the Union Jack emphasized Canada\u2019s participation as a British subject. And in 1900, about two thousand students from McGill University demonstrated throughout Montreal, attempting to force newspapers, shops, and even the city hall to fly the Union Jack, a sign of growing imperialism that reached its height during the South African War (1899\u20131902) with Britain\u2019s pleas for imperial solidarity within her empire.Stacy C. Hollander, \"Uncle Sam Riding a Bicycle Whirligig,\" in American Anthem: Masterworks from the American Folk Art Museum (New York: Harry N. Abrams in association with American Folk Art Museum, 2001), 356.Object information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.　To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org"},"beginDate":{"label":"Begin Date","value":"1880"},"displayDate":{"label":"Date","value":"1880\u20131920"},"exhibitions":{"label":"Exhibitions","value":[{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Tuesday, October 7, 2008 - Sunday, April 5, 2009","exhibitionEndISODate":"2009-04-05","exhibitionID":"193","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"2008-10-07","exhibitionBeginDate":"2008","exhibitionTitle":"In the Atrium: Recent Gifts to the Collection","exhibitionEndDate":"2009"},{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Thursday, August 28, 1980 - Sunday, November 30, 1980","exhibitionEndISODate":"1980-11-30","exhibitionID":"269","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"1980-08-28","exhibitionBeginDate":"1980","exhibitionTitle":"Whirligigs & Wind Toys ","exhibitionEndDate":"1980"},{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Friday, March 20, 1998 - Wednesday, April 22, 1998","exhibitionEndISODate":"1998-04-22","exhibitionID":"381","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"1998-03-20","exhibitionBeginDate":"1998","exhibitionTitle":"Just Plain People","exhibitionEndDate":"1998"},{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Thursday, July 11, 2002 - Sunday, January 5, 2003","exhibitionEndISODate":"2003-01-26","exhibitionID":"73","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"2002-07-11","exhibitionBeginDate":"2002","exhibitionTitle":"American Anthem","exhibitionEndDate":"2003"},{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Thursday, August 8, 1996 - Sunday, December 29, 1996","exhibitionEndISODate":"1996-12-29","exhibitionID":"83","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"1996-08-08","exhibitionBeginDate":"1996","exhibitionTitle":"American Expressions of Liberty","exhibitionEndDate":"1996"},{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"1993\u20132001","exhibitionEndISODate":"2001-10","exhibitionID":"64","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"1993-10-05","exhibitionBeginDate":"1993","exhibitionTitle":"America's Heritage","exhibitionEndDate":"2001"},{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Friday, April 10, 2026 - Sunday, September 13, 2026","exhibitionEndISODate":"2027-02-28","exhibitionID":"445","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"2026-04-10","exhibitionBeginDate":"2026","exhibitionTitle":"Folk Nation","exhibitionEndDate":"2027"},{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Saturday, July 2, 2016 - Monday, September 19, 2016","exhibitionEndISODate":"2016-09-19","exhibitionID":"159","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"2016-07-02","exhibitionBeginDate":"2016","exhibitionTitle":"AMERICAN MADE","exhibitionEndDate":"2016"}]},"altNums":{"label":"Alternative Numbers","value":"P2.1981.6"},"dimensions":{"label":"Dimensions","value":"37 x 55 1/2 x 11 \" (94 x 141 x 27.9 cm)"}}]}