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
Date
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
Data Source
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Topic
Animal\dog
Link to Original Record
Record ID
saam_1991.194.1A-C