Sheriff of Pecos
1931–32
Russell Barnett Aitken
Russell Barnett Aitken (American, 1910–2002)
Decorative Art and Design
Sheriff of Pecos , 1931–32. Russell Barnett Aitken (American, 1910–2002). Ceramic; overall: 29 x 15 x 22 cm (11 7/16 x 5 7/8 x 8 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Irene Roosevelt Aitken 2013.357 Caricature, or the exaggeration of prominent features, was a hallmark of Russell Barnett Aitken's style of modeling figures.
- Maker/Artist
- Aitken, Russell Barnett
- Classification
- Ceramic
- Formatted Medium
- ceramic
- Medium
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- Overall: 29 x 15 x 22 cm (11 7/16 x 5 7/8 x 8 11/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: Signed on the base on the back side "Russell Aitken"
- Departments
- Decorative Art and Design
- Accession Number
- 2013.357
- Credit Line
- Gift of Irene Roosevelt Aitken
- Exhibitions
- The May Show: 14th Annual Exhibition of Works by Cleveland Artists and Craftsmen, Webb C. Ball Galleries, 1932<br><br>The Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs, W. VA. <br>1934<br>Ceramics by RBA<br>Loaned by Mrs. George W. Crawford<br><br>1st prize for Ceramic Sculpture, Group of Five, Cleveland Museum of Art, May Show, 1932<br>1st prize, Texas State Fair<br><br>The Cleveland Museum of Art; "The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s." Sept. 30, 2017-Jan. 14, 2018.
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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