Would Blue Boy from the Blue Boy Set

Copied Howard Kottler, Would Blue Boy from the Blue Boy Set, 1969, porcelain, silver, and applied decals, 1 1⁄4 x 10 7⁄8 in. (3.2 x 27.6 cm.) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Howard Kottler Testamentary Trust, 1991.194.4D

Artwork Details

Title
Would Blue Boy from the Blue Boy Set
Artist
Date
1969
Location
Dimensions
1 1⁄4 x 10 7⁄8 in. (3.2 x 27.6 cm.) diam.
Markings
back center decal: HOWARD KOTTLER
Credit Line
Gift of the Howard Kottler Testamentary Trust
Mediums
Mediums Description
porcelain, silver, and applied decals
Classifications
Keywords
  • Figure
  • Figure male — full length
Object Number
1991.194.4D
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1991.194.4D

Artwork Description

Howard Kottler made a pun on the word “would” by covering the plate with a decal of wood grain. His use of these fake wood-grain decals follows his desire not to feel limited by the appearance and nature of the clay (Patricia Failing, Howard Kottler: Face to Face, 1995).