Object Details
- Artist
- Unidentified (American)
- Luce Center Label
- Dalmatians were bred to run alongside carriages and calm the horses when they were spooked. When horse-drawn fire engines first appeared in America, Dalmatians rode as mascots, and they are still associated with firefighters today. The unknown artist may have made this sculpture as a “pet” for his children, who would have enjoyed riding on the animal’s back.
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
- 20th century
- Object number
- 1986.65.292
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Sculpture
- Folk Art
- Medium
- carved and painted wood with metal and resin
- Dimensions
- 13 3/4 x 20 1/8 x 6 in. (34.9 x 51.2 x 15.2 cm.)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- On View
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 27B
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Topic
- Animal\dog\dalmation
- Record ID
- saam_1986.65.292
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7cbd109dd-1f0c-4eba-a446-ff2f5cbf621b
