Two sketches of the Lenni weathervane

1937

Maker

Frank E. Schoonover (1877-1972)

Measurements

Frame: 14-5/8 in x 17-5/8 in x 7/8; sight (each), 6-1/8 in x 4 in

Materials

Graphite on paper

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, gift of John Schoonover

Accession Number

2019.150

Comments

The two pencil sketches show two versions of the Lenape Indian metal sculpture intended for installation at the family cabin on the Bohemia River, Maryland, of H. Rodney Sharp.  The sculpture depicts a standing Lenni Lenape Indian with a drawn bow.  He wears a feathered headdress, a loincloth, and moccasins.  The sculpture was made in 1837 by metalworker Victor Kozlowshito of Victor & Shields, Inc., Wilmington Delaware, to Schoonover's design (invoice dated June 28, 1937, in the object file).  It remained at the family cabin until 2018 and is now on longterm loan to Historic Odessa (accession no. 2019.14).  

The sketches differ in posture and orientation, sketch 2019.150.2 being closer to the final composition.