499817 Rooster (Gallic Cock), 1916 (plaster), cast 1919 (painted bronze) by Duchamp-Villon, Pierre-Maurice-Raymond (1876-1918); 43.5x36x5.5 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: A pioneer of Cubist sculpture, Duchamp-Villon carved the original plaster for this bronze relief while serving in the army during World War I. It was intended for the entrance to a temporary theater erected near the front lines, where French soldiers would have recognized the rooster and rising sun as symbols of victory. Duchamp-Villon died during the war, and in 1919, five bronze casts were made from his plaster as a memorial to the artist. ); Bequest of Lucia McCurdy McBride; French, out of copyright.