Frances Kent Lamont
American, 1899-1975
Frances Kent Lamont (American, 1899–1975). Gallic Cock, 1939 (cast executed 1947). Polished brass, 15 1/4 x 42 1/2 x 25 inches (38.7 x 108 x 63.5 cm). Collection Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Winthrop Kent in memory of their son, Henry Mellen Kent, 1954 (1954:4). © Estate of Frances Kent Lamont.
Gallic Cock, 1939 (cast executed 1947)
Artwork Details
Materials
bronze
Measurements
overall: 15 1/4 x 42 1/2 x 25 inches (38.73 x 107.95 x 63.5 cm)
Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Winthrop Kent in memory of their son, Henry Mellen Kent, 1954
Accession ID
1954:4
The rooster has long served as national symbol of France, and Frances Kent Lamont’s surprising sculpture of the animal on the attack, created soon after the outbreak of World War II, is meant to convey “deathless courage in defense of liberty.” The artist intended for the work to be, in her words, “mechanistic,” and it is executed with great precision. It was originally conceived to be a large-scale memorial to the war but was never fully realized. Lamont also made a companion piece, which is entitled Victory.
Label from Menagerie: Animals on View, March 11–June 4, 2017
