Eagle

Hoerman Brothers Manufacturing Company, artist

active 1893–1907

Eagle, late 1800s–1905

Where object was made: Kansas, United States

Material/technique: wood; zinc

Dimensions:
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 70.7 x 177.5 cm
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 27 13/16 x 69 7/8 in

Credit line: Museum purchase

Accession number: 1961.0008

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The Founding Fathers made an appropriate choice when they selected the bald eagle as the emblem of the nation. The fierce beauty and proud independence of this great bird aptly symbolizes the strength and freedom of America. But as latter-day citizens we shall fail our trust if we permit the eagle to disappear.
-President John F. Kennedy to the Audubon
Society, 1961
The bald eagle is the national symbol and eagles are sacred creatures for many Native American groups. They appear on American currency, on government and civic architectural decoration, as sports mascots, and as commercial advertisements. This eagle once perched above the entrance to the Hartman Brothers Broom Company of Clay Center, Kansas.

Exhibition Label:
"This Land," Mar-2014, Kate Meyer
The Founding Fathers made an appropriate choice when they selected the bald eagle as the emblem of the nation. The fierce beauty and proud independence of this great bird aptly symbolizes the strength and freedom of America. But as latter-day citizens we shall fail our trust if we permit the eagle to disappear.
-President John F. Kennedy to the Audubon
Society, 1961
The bald eagle is the national symbol and eagles are sacred creatures for many Native American groups. They appear on American currency, on government and civic architectural decoration, as sports mascots, and as commercial advertisements. This eagle once perched above the entrance to the Hartman Brothers Broom Company of Clay Center, Kansas.