Introducing Ruddy Spuddy
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Object number2944
TitleIntroducing Ruddy Spuddy
CreatorSally French
Descriptionoil, beeswax on wood painting
Date1995
Subjectfigurative abstract, cityscape
Material110-oil painting
Current locationMS
Dimensions
Image: 84 x 132
Acquired fromBiennial of Hawaii Artists, 6/21 to 8/20/95
Credit lineState Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Art in Public Places Collection
Accompanying textWhen Kaua'i artist Sally French inherited an interest in her family's California farm, the disorder caused by the legacy induced her to paint "Introducing Ruddy Spuddy", a tribute to her late mother. The nude angel, as her mother and herself, darts through the kitchen pushing Ruddy Spuddy around in a shopping cart. The potato man represents the brand name of small red potatoes grown on the farm. The disruption affects everyone in French's family as her husband, children, and pets adjust to the changes.