Devil Face Jug

Albert Hodge, Devil Face Jug, 2008, glazed stoneware, 15 ⁵⁄₈ × 11 × 9 ³⁄₄ in. (39.7 × 27.9 × 24.8 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Folk Art Society of America in memory of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr., 2009.5

Artwork Details

Title: Devil Face Jug
Artist: Albert Hodge
Date: 2008
Location: Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Luce Foundation Center
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3rd Floor
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28B
Dimensions: 15 ⁵⁄₈ × 11 × 9 ³⁄₄ in. (39.7 × 27.9 × 24.8 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of the Folk Art Society of America in memory of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr.
Mediums: stoneware
Mediums Description: glazed stoneware
Classifications: Sculpture
Subjects: Religion — Satan
Object Number: 2009.5
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2009.5

Artwork Description

Albert Hodge calls his devil face jugs "booger" men, since they are figments of his imagination and not representations of Satan. A self-taught potter, he also creates his own glazes, combining materials such as gold with wood ashes or lime to form an alkaline coating. Hodge claims to be the first potter to wrap his face jugs with scaly serpent images, a design choice he himself calls "crazy."