Object Details
- Artist
- Howard Kottler, born Cleveland, OH 1930-died Seattle, WA 1989
- Luce Center Label
- The cartoonish dog of Waiting for Master is covered in a decal made to look like gold leaf. The piece disassembles to reveal the master’s hand, with the phrase “Waiting For Master Is Waiting for Life” written below it. Under the hand sits a small version of the dog on a pedestal looking at a building. Howard Kottler used this piece to convey his feelings that “we’re all in attendance on someone . . . Our pets control us, just as we control them.” (Patricia Failing, Howard Kottler: Face to Face, 1995)
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Howard Kottler Testamentary Trust
- 1986
- Object number
- 1991.194.1A-C
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Decorative Arts-Ceramic
- Crafts
- Medium
- earthenware, paint, simulated gold leaf, and applied decals
- Dimensions
- overall: 37 3/4 x 16 x 26 in. (95.9 x 40.6 x 66.0 cm)
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- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Renwick Gallery
- On View
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor, 54A
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Topic
- Animal\dog
- Record ID
- saam_1991.194.1A-C
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk75fe988e1-e24f-465c-9f73-35cd979e2dda
