Would Blue Boy from the Blue Boy Set

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.
Credit Line
Gift of the Howard Kottler Testamentary Trust
Mediums
Mediums Description
porcelain, silver, and applied decals
Classifications
Subjects
  • 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).

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Romaine Brooks, Mother Nature, 1930, pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1968.90.3
Mother Nature
Artist
Date1930
pencil on paper
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Romaine Brooks, Masonic, ca. 1930, pencil on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1968.90.30
Masonic
Artist
Dateca. 1930
pencil on paperboard
Not on view
Romaine Brooks, The Impeders (Les Empecheurs), 1930, pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1968.90.10
The Impeders (Les Empecheurs)
Artist
Date1930
pencil on paper
Not on view