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'''''Hahn/Cock''''' is a sculpture of a giant blue [[cockerel]] by the German artist [[Katharina Fritsch]]. It was unveiled in London's [[Trafalgar Square]] on 25 July 2013 and was displayed on the vacant [[Fourth plinth, Trafalgar Square|fourth plinth]]. The [[fibreglass]] work stood {{convert|4.72|m}} high and was the sixth work to be displayed on the plinth, on which it stayed until 17 February 2015. It was subsequently acquired by [[Mitchell Rales#Glenstone|Glenstone]], a private museum, and exhibited at the [[National Gallery of Art]] in Washington, DC, following its 2016 reopening.<ref name=dcist>{{cite news |url=http://dcist.com/2016/04/blue_rooster.php |title=The National Gallery's East Building Is Reopening—With A Giant, Blue Rooster On Top |last=Sturdivant |first=Christina |work=DCist |date=29 April 2016 |accessdate=27 July 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160725193111/http://dcist.com/2016/04/blue_rooster.php |archivedate=25 July 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> In March 2021, Glenstone permanently donated the piece to the National Gallery.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Selvin |first1=Claire |title=Glenstone Museum Gifts Katharina Fritsch Rooster Sculpture to D.C.’s National Gallery |url=https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/national-gallery-of-art-rooster-katharina-fritsch-acquisition-1234587185/ |website=ARTnews |access-date=15 March 2022}}</ref>
The work is in an edition of two. The second version is in the [[Minneapolis Sculpture Garden|sculpture garden]] of the [[Walker Art Center]] in Minneapolis, MN on a pedestal designed by the artist.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gascone |first=Sarah |title=After 'Scaffold' Controversy, All Eyes on the Walker as Its Sculpture Garden Is Set to Reopen |url=https://news.artnet.com/exhibitions/walker-minneapolis-sculpture-garden-reopens-970991 |newspaper=Artnet News |date=9 June 2017 |accessdate=11 June 2017}}</ref>
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