http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/109380/hamburg-rooster-weathervane-gallery-label-current ArtsConnectEd.org Art Collector Set: Hamburg Rooster weathervane: Gallery Label - Current http://www.artsconnected.org/images/favicon.png http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/109380/hamburg-rooster-weathervane-gallery-label-current 16 16 http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/109380/hamburg-rooster-weathervane-gallery-label-current Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 <table cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Title</td> <td><h3>Hamburg Rooster weathervane: Gallery Label - Current</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Author</td> <td><h3>Minneapolis Institute of Arts</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Date</td> <td><h3>2008-08-08</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label" style="padding-right:7px;">Institution</td> <td>Minneapolis Institute of Arts</td> </tr> </table><br/>Nineteenth century American farmers developed an astonishing variety of poultry crossbreeds - highly specific kinds of birds raised for meat, eggs, or even appearance. Weathervane makers catered to this popularity by developing breed specific vanes such as this Hamburg Rooster. This rooster's magnificently swept back comb and tail would have given the illusion of a brisk wind, even on a still day. http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/109380/hamburg-rooster-weathervane-gallery-label-current Nineteenth century American farmers developed an astonishing variety of poultry crossbreeds - highly specific kinds of birds raised for meat, eggs, or even appearance. Weathervane makers catered to this popularity by developing breed specific vanes such as this Hamburg Rooster. This rooster's magnificently swept back comb and tail would have given the illusion of a brisk wind, even on a still day." type="image/jpeg" />Nineteenth century American farmers developed an astonishing variety of poultry crossbreeds - highly specific kinds of birds raised for meat, eggs, or even appearance. Weathervane makers catered to this popularity by developing breed specific vanes such as this Hamburg Rooster. This rooster's magnificently swept back comb and tail would have given the illusion of a brisk wind, even on a still day." type="image/jpeg" />Copyright Minneapolis Institute of ArtsMinneapolis Institute of Arts