"Hokus" elephant doorstop
Russel Wright
(American, 1904–1976)
Eugene Joseph Rowan
(American, 1875–1967)
Designed about 1929; made about 1930–39
Object PlaceNew York, New York
Medium/TechniqueNickel-plated metal
DimensionsOverall: 30.5 x 12.1 x 14 cm (12 x 4 3/4 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit LineThe John Axelrod Collection
Accession number2014.1460
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMetalwork
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1990, owned by Alan Moss (dealer) New York, New York; October 23, 1990, sold by Moss to John Axelrod, Boston, Massachusetts; 2008, promised gift of John Axelrod to the Museum; 2014, gift of Axelrod to the MFA. (Accession date: October 29, 2014)
Russel Wright
designed about 1930; produced about 1930–31
