Tricky Paterboots Clark

Frederick George Richard Roth

1910 · Bronze · The American Wing

This statuette is most likely a portrait of a dog, perhaps a smooth-coated fox terrier, owned by Ella Mabel Clark, the donor of this work. It recalls the British tradition of commissioning portraits of one's horses and dogs. The collared pet is depicted lying down, a ball between its forelegs. Roth was adept at modeling portraits of individual animals, including his best known, a life-size statue of a Siberian husky, "Balto" (1925; Central Park, New York).

Artist

Frederick George Richard Roth

Date

1910

Medium

Bronze

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Gift of Ella Mabel Clark, 1910