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Miles Burkholder Carpenter, Monkey Dog, 1967, painted and carved tree limbs, metal screw and tacks, fabric, and ribbon, 11 1⁄4 x 7 1⁄8 x 14 1⁄4 in. (28.6 x 18.1 x 36.2 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.236
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Monkey Dog
- Artist
- Date
- 1967
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 11 1⁄4 x 7 1⁄8 x 14 1⁄4 in. (28.6 x 18.1 x 36.2 cm.)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
- Mediums Description
- painted and carved tree limbs, metal screw and tacks, fabric, and ribbon
- Classifications
- Keywords
- Animal — monkey
- Object Number
- 1986.65.236
Artwork Description
Monkey Dog is one of the many animals, both real and imagined, that Miles Carpenter carved out of wood. Along with his “root monsters” and watermelon slices, the monkey dogs are some of the most popular (Lynda Hartigan, Made with Passion, 1990). Carpenter enjoyed adding humor to his figures and admitted that sometimes he created ugly animals and did not know what they were. (Jann Malone, “He Manufactures Monsters,” Richmond Times Dispatch, October 6, 1974)