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Head turned slightly to (P) right. Wings carved separately and slotted into body; legs appear to be carved separately and attached to body.  Bird incised with diamond notching, wings carved to resemble feathers."},"edition":{"label":"Photo Credit","value":"Adam Reich"},"medium":{"label":"Medium","value":"Paint on pine"},"geographyPlaceregion":{"label":"Place/Region","value":""},"media":{"label":"Media","value":[{"mediaURL":"https://collection.folkartmuseum.org/internal/media/dispatcher/29963/full","mediaDepartment":"Object Photographs","mediaType":"Image","mediaId":"29963"},{"mediaURL":"https://collection.folkartmuseum.org/internal/media/dispatcher/29964/full","mediaDepartment":"Object Photographs","mediaType":"Image","mediaId":"29964"},{"mediaURL":"https://collection.folkartmuseum.org/internal/media/dispatcher/29965/full","mediaDepartment":"Object Photographs","mediaType":"Image","mediaId":"29965"}]},"title":{"label":"Title","value":"Eagle"},"geographyCity":{"value":""},"textEntriesWebsitedisplaytext":{"value":["German immigrant Wilhelm Schimmel\u2014irascible, combative, homeless, and alcoholic\u2014was also a talented artist whose gutsy colorful animal carvings so delighted families in the vicinity of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, that he found shelter and food in many of their homes. His work was displayed in area saloons and taverns, traded for drink and food. He also sold his carvings to local residents for ten to twenty-five cents, or more for figures such as this large eagle. Oral tradition maintains that eagles of impressive size with full wingspans were displayed on the tops of flagpoles, as exterior architectural ornaments on the crests of gables, or in gardens. Using only a common folding pocketknife, Schimmel cut directly into the wood, which he salvaged from local businesses and residents. Eagles with spread wings are constructed with a central body, head, leg, and base section into which the separate wings are mortised and glued in place. Once carved and assembled, the eagles were coated with white gesso-like plaster and then colored with scavenged house paints. The deeply gouged surfaces, fierce expressions, and twisted necks sometimes imbue the eagles with a sense of animus and a deep vitality.Stacy C. Hollander, \"Eagle,\" exhibition label for Jubilation|Rumination: Life, Real and Imagined. Stacy C. Hollander, curator. New York: American Folk Art Museum, 2012.","similar: \"Masterpieces of American Folk Art,\" Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, New Jersey, September 30-November 29, 1975, catalog (ill)","German immigrant Wilhelm Schimmel\u2014irascible, combative, homeless, and alcoholic\u2014was also a talented artist whose gutsy, deeply gouged, and colorful animal carvings earned him shelter and food in many homes in the vicinity of Carlisle, Pennsylvania. According to oral tradition, eagles of impressive size with full wingspans were displayed on the tops of flagpoles as exterior architectural ornaments on the crests of gables, or in gardens. Schimmel used a common folding pocketknife to cut directly into wood that was salvaged from local businesses and residents. Eagles were constructed of a single piece from head to base, with separate wings mortised and glued in place. They were then coated with gesso-like plaster and colored with scavenged house paints.Stacy C. Hollander, \"Large Eagle,\" exhibition label for ALSO ON VIEW: Selections from the Collection. Stacy C. Hollander, curator. New York: American Folk Art Museum, 2014.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"]},"collections":{"label":"Collections","value":["Three Dimensional Works","eMuseum - Collection Highlights"]},"geography":{"label":"Geography","value":""},"pubreferences":{"label":"Published References","value":"similar: Jean Lipman and Alice Winchester, The Flowering of American Folk Art, 1776-1876 (New York: Viking Press, 1974), p182-183, figs. 241, 243                                    similar: Robert Bishop, American Folk Sculpture (New York: E.P. 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They were then coated with gesso-like plaster and colored with scavenged house paints.Stacy C. Hollander, \"Large Eagle,\" exhibition label for ALSO ON VIEW: Selections from the Collection. Stacy C. Hollander, curator. New York: American Folk Art Museum, 2014.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":"1860"},"thesconcepts":{"label":"Terms","value":["http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster27234","http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster11199","http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster12320","http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster9234","http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster9780"]},"displayDate":{"label":"Date","value":"1860\u20131890"},"exhibitions":{"label":"Exhibitions","value":[{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Tuesday, January 17, 2012 - Sunday, September 2, 2012","exhibitionEndISODate":"2012-09-02","exhibitionID":"149","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"2012-01-17","exhibitionBeginDate":"2012","exhibitionTitle":"JUBILATION an act of rejoicing | RUMINATION an act of contemplation","exhibitionEndDate":"2012"},{"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"},{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Tuesday, December 11, 2001 - Sunday, June 2, 2002","exhibitionEndISODate":"2002-06-02","exhibitionID":"207","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"2001-12-11","exhibitionBeginDate":"2001","exhibitionTitle":"American Radiance","exhibitionEndDate":"2002"},{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Sunday, December 14, 2014 - Sunday, March 8, 2015","exhibitionEndISODate":"2015-03-08","exhibitionID":"259","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"2014-12-14","exhibitionBeginDate":"2014","exhibitionTitle":"Also on View","exhibitionEndDate":"2015"}]},"thesconceptsObjecttype":{"label":"Object Type","value":["http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster27234","http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster11199","http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster12320","http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster9234","http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster9780"]},"altNums":{"label":"Alternative Numbers","value":"P1.2001.157"},"dimensions":{"label":"Dimensions","value":"21 3/8 x 37 3/4 x 10 \" (54.3 x 95.9 x 25.4 cm)"}}]}