Betty Spindler, Hot Dog, 2000, glazed clay, 3 3⁄4 x 13 3⁄8 x 5 1⁄2 in. (9.4 x 34.0 x 14.1 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Winfield Gallery, 2000.79
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Hot Dog
- Artist
- Date
- 2000
- Location
- Dimensions
- 3 3⁄4 x 13 3⁄8 x 5 1⁄2 in. (9.4 x 34.0 x 14.1 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Winfield Gallery
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- glazed clay
- Classifications
- Subjects
- Object — foodstuff — sandwich
- Object Number
- 2000.79
Artwork Description
Hot Dog, typical of Betty Spindler’s food imagery, is presented without ketchup because that is the way the artist likes her own prepared. Before Spindler begins to sculpt her objects she cuts out a paper model, which helps her to keep the right proportions while working in clay. The end product results from shaping slabs of clay around crushed newspaper that roughly suggest the form.