Aitken, Russell Barnett. Self-Portrait, c. 1931. ceramic, Overall: 48.6 x 17.8 cm (19 1/8 x 7 in.). Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection, 1932.967. Copyrighted.

Self-Portrait

c. 1931

Russell Barnett Aitken

Russell Barnett Aitken (American, 1910–2002)

Decorative Art and Design

Self-Portrait, c. 1931. Russell Barnett Aitken (American, 1910–2002). Ceramic; overall: 48.6 x 17.8 cm (19 1/8 x 7 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection 1932.967 Figural studies were emphasized in ceramic classes at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Vienna 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 himself as hunter in the wild, incorporating similar motifs and techniques of caricature into his work for the rest of his career. This caricature depicts the Cleveland ceramicist Russell Barnett Aitken, who was a graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Art, in a stylized self-portrait as a young hunter in the wild.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Aitken, Russell Barnett
Classification: Ceramic
Formatted Medium: ceramic
Medium: ceramic
Dimensions: Overall: 48.6 x 17.8 cm (19 1/8 x 7 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: on back of base: "Russell Aitken."
Departments: Decorative Art and Design
Accession Number: 1932.967
Credit Line: Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection
Exhibitions: The May Show: 14th Annual Exhibition of Works by Cleveland Artists and Craftsmen
Rights Statement: Copyrighted