Kottler Posing As A Cubist

Date1987

Maker Howard Kottler American, 1930-1989

Label TextOn the back of this ironic cubist-inspired self-portrait, Kottler inserts yet another classic reference: a Rubin vase, which is an image that can be read either as two faces in profile or as a vase. Here, Kottler uses his own likeness with his recognizable long mustache.

Object number89.5

Photo CreditPhoto: Scott Leen

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Views and Visions In the Pacific Northwest, June 7 - September 2, 1990. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Poke in the Eye: Art of the West Coast Counterculture, June 21 - September 2, 2024.Published ReferencesKangas, Matthew. "Face-Off: Howard Kottler and His Times," in Ceramics: Art and Perception. Issue 90, 2012, p. 33 Failing, Patricia. Howard Kottler: Face to Face. Seattle and London: University of Washington Press, 1995, p. 111, illus.

Credit LineGift of Anne Gould Hauberg

Dimensions33 1/2 x 16 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. (85.09 x 41.91 x 10.8 cm)

MediumLow-fire ceramic with luster glaze