Modern · Smithsonian American Art Museum · saam_1958.11.21
Head of Dog
Paul Wayland Bartlett, modeled ca. 1877-1881
Smithsonian American Art Museum · Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Armistead Peter III · CC0 · Public domain
- Artist
- Paul Wayland Bartlett
- Date
- modeled ca. 1877-1881
- Medium
- bronze
- Dimensions
- 2 1/2 x 2 7/8 x 2 7/8 in. (6.4 x 7.3 x 7.3 cm)
- Era
- Modern
Why it matters
Paul Wayland Bartlett created many sculptures of animals during his early career in France. He studied the menagerie of wild creatures at the Jardin des Plantes in Paris and modeled sculptures of domestic animals such as cats, dogs, and goats. In the tradition of the animaliers, he often focused on facial expressions to capture the animal’s emotion.