Two Hounds at Play
Medium
figures
Classification
figures
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Diana Diederich Blake
Accession Number
1992-92-38
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Two Hounds at Play**William Hunt Diederich (4–1953), born in Hungary and later an American artist, crafted *Two Hounds at Play around 1920. lively sculpture, classified as "figures" in the Smithsonian Art Museum's collection, two hounds captured in joyful motion—tails wagging, paws bounding. Gifted by Diana Dieder Blake, it reflects the personal ties of the artist's family to his legacy. In the early 1920s, a vibrant era bridging World War I and the Jazz Age, Diederich's work contributed to American art's embrace of dynamic, everyday subjects. The "figures" medium points to a three-dimensio...