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Source Description
Figural studies were emphasized in ceramics classes at the Kunstgewerbeschule, where Clevelanders Viktor Schreckengost and Russell Barnett Aitken studied in 1929–30. Aitken absorbed the Viennese style of exaggeration and caricature as seen in this depiction of a popular folk hero of the Wild West, incorporating such motifs into his work for the rest of his career.
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Document identity
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170898
label
Sheriff of Pecos
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object
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1
Source metadata
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170898
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object
title
Sheriff of Pecos
description
Figural studies were emphasized in ceramics classes at the Kunstgewerbeschule, where Clevelanders Viktor Schreckengost and Russell Barnett Aitken studied in 1929–30. Aitken absorbed the Viennese style of exaggeration and caricature as seen in this depiction of a popular folk hero of the Wild West, incorporating such motifs into his work for the rest of his career.
date
1931–32
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80080300
creators
18625
genreSpecific
Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 29 x 15 x 22 cm (11 7/16 x 5 7/8 x 8 11/16 in.)
cul
America, Ohio, Cleveland
accession
2013.357
Source extras
tec
ceramic
tombstone
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
collection
Decorative Arts
inscriptions
inscription
Signed on the base on the back side
"Russell Aitken"
didYouKnow
Caricature, or the exaggeration of prominent features, was a hallmark of Russell Barnett Aitken's style of modeling figures.
citations
citation
Russell Barnett Aitken Entry Card to 1932 May Show. Cleveland Museum of Art May Show Records, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
citation
Aitken, Russell. Russell Barnett Aitken Collection. Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
creditline
Gift of Irene Roosevelt Aitken
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2026-06-11 12:17:40.518000
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170898
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Decorative Art and Design
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Decorative Arts
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ceramic
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Cleveland Institute of Art (alumni)
May Show
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1
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0
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photo
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