Pewter Saltine Crackers, Cookies, Cheese Crackers & Ice Cream Sandwiches by Artist Herbert Hoover, A.K.A. POTUS


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Y O U R C R A C K E R S

"PREMIUM"

COLLECTOR: Mark Collop
CRACKER #: 2205
LOCATION: Dallas, Texas
ACQUIRED FROM: Gift from a friend
EMAIL: Mark in Texas

"Tinman enjoys a pewter cracker now and then."

COLLECTOR: Jhosef Legros
CRACKER #: 2944
LOCATION: Brooklyn, NY
ACQUIRED FROM: Art-O-Mat machine
MACHINE: Whitney Museum, NYC

"<333"

COLLECTOR: Vincent Pham
CRACKER #: 3099
LOCATION: North Carolina (on vacation)
ACQUIRED FROM: Art-O-Mat machine
MACHINE: SECCA

COLLECTOR: Sam Smith
CRACKER #: 2162
LOCATION: Baltimore, MD

COLLECTOR: Mark Collop
CRACKER #: ????
LOCATION: Dallas, TX
ACQUIRED FROM: Gift From A Friend

fig. 1

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"I am pleased to report that #2955 blended seamlessly into its new setting (fig. 1), formed immediate relations with the most mobile of locals (e.g. fig. 2), and received warm welcome (and the sobriquet 'Ülker') from representatives of the larger community (fig. 3)."

COLLECTOR: (CH)4
CRACKER #: 2955
LOCATION: Istanbul
ACQUIRED FROM: Art-O-mat machine
MACHINE: Geffen Contemporary Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA

"A gift from my son...
He knows I love unique forms of art that inspire one to
take the next step or consider the unordinary."

COLLECTOR: Jeffary Sonnentag
CRACKER #: 2914
LOCATION: Physically: Waukesha WI Mentally: ?
ACQUIRED FROM: Art-O-Mat machine
MACHINE: Pop Culture in Madison Wisconsin
EMAIL: Jeffary in Wisconsin

"Stuff On MY Cat"

COLLECTOR: stexe
CRACKER #: 2938
LOCATION: Los Angeles, CA
ACQUIRED FROM: Art-O-Mat machine
MACHINE: Geffen Contemporary Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA

"Thomas Jefferson loves pewter crackers!"

COLLECTOR: Sara
CRACKER #: 1919
LOCATION: Decatur, GA
ACQUIRED FROM: Art-O-Mat machine
MACHINE: Mary's of Course in Winston-Salem, NC

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"ice cream sandwich! mmmmmmmm."

COLLECTOR: Nick & Tricia and family
Ice Cream #: IC0261 and IC0271
LOCATION: West Newton, MA
ACQUIRED FROM: Gift from a friend

"This cracker is smooth. It goes *clank*. It is hard to digest.
We like it a lot. The possibilities of it are endless."

COLLECTOR: Fuzz
CRACKER #: 2854
LOCATION: Mukilteo, WA
ACQUIRED FROM: Art-O-Mat machine
MACHINE: popdeluxe.com
EMAIL: Fuzz at accoutrements

"i received my cracker today, but unable to download picture with my new friend. crackers have been a comfort in our family since the day i was born (earliest recollection). a little thing as simple as a cracker has given us a lot of fond memories."

COLLECTOR: koffeekat bever
CRACKER #: 2526
LOCATION: Fort Worth,TX

"Cracker tracks for the cracker tracker. What else can you do with a cracker on a snowy February day?"

COLLECTOR: Sheri
CRACKER #: 2726
LOCATION: Lockport, NY
ACQUIRED FROM: Gift from a friend/Art-O-Mat Machine
MACHINE: Oak Park Public Library, Oak Park, IL
IMAGE URL: click here

"From my Flickr page."

COLLECTOR: Jen
CRACKER #: 2894
LOCATION: Lincoln, NE, USA
ACQUIRED FROM: Art-O-Mat machine
MACHINE: Ross Media Center, Lincoln, NE
EMAIL: Jen at hotmail

Cotton Pickin' Cracker.

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"These were taken at Baker's Farm in Alabama."

COLLECTOR: Patrice Glass
CRACKER #: ????
LOCATION: Alabama
ACQUIRED FROM: Artist

"Lucy would love to eat the cracker and tries every chance she gets."

COLLECTOR: Emily Kinsell Berger
CRACKER #: 2488
LOCATION: Lake Mills, WI
ACQUIRED FROM: Gift from a friend
EMAIL: Emily at GMail

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"I named my cracker Salty Dog.
My kitten, Modigliani, enjoys sniffing my cracker.
And Gumbi is overjoyed to have a new best friend."

COLLECTOR: Faith Payne
CRACKER #: 1922
LOCATION: Cape May, New Jersey
ACQUIRED FROM: Art-O-Mat machine
MACHINE: Whitney Museum, New york, NY

"From our great friends, Aimee and Marc from Austkee, that's Truckee and Austin. Thanks guys!!!"

COLLECTOR: Albert Lewis
CRACKER #: 2022
LOCATION: Truckee, CA
ACQUIRED FROM: Gift from a friend
EMAIL: Albert at Mac

COLLECTOR: Robert Hoffman
CRACKER #: 2398
LOCATION: Sarasota, FL

COLLECTOR: Tony Esposito
CRACKER #: 2677
LOCATION: Utica, NY
ACQUIRED FROM: Gift from a friend
EMAIL: Tony at space26

Click on the image to see a witty and fun cracker series on flickr

"I love my cracker!"

COLLECTOR: Pauline Yu
CRACKER #: 2269
LOCATION: Los Angeles, CA
ACQUIRED FROM: Art-O-Mat machine
MACHINE: Chambers Hotel, Minneapolis, MN

Click on the image for John Firestone's Art-O-Mat article

Up close and personal.

COLLECTOR: John Firestone
CRACKER #: 2047
LOCATION: Harrisburg, PA
ACQUIRED FROM: Art-O-Mat machine
MACHINE: Utrecht store, New York City

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The cracker is under the red cape.

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"This was taken on April 8th 2007 at the Plaza de Toros in Madrid, Spain."

COLLECTOR: Erick Grau
CRACKER #: 1868
LOCATION: Atlantic Highlands, NJ
ACQUIRED FROM: Artist

"My cracker in Grand Central Station. Coolio. Thanks Herb & Koren! "

COLLECTOR: Elin
CRACKER #: 2406
LOCATION: New York
ACQUIRED FROM: I'll tell you later

Me & My Cracker.

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"My cracker is very special to me. It has made many friends back in the homeland and it has gone many places with me. I enjoy sharing all of my experiences with my cracker. It has been with me through the best of times and the worst of times. No other crackers can compare. I love my cracker because it has one really big hole and then twelve other really small holes. It also has a dark spot on its underside, this is because it is multi-racial. My cracker represents all races of the world. I love the crunchyness of the cracker in the morning. I love the sound it makes when I tap it lightly with my index fingernail. Sometimes I like to decorate my cracker, or play dress-up with it. It enjoys wearing earrings. My cracker means the world to me. Thank you Herbert Hoover."

COLLECTOR: Alison
CRACKER #: 2220
LOCATION: North Carolina, USA
ACQUIRED FROM: Art-O-Mat machine
MACHINE: SECCA-Winston-Salem, NC
EMAIL: Alison at AOL

"The cracker now lives on a bookshelf in glamorous Lewisham, South East London..."

COLLECTOR: Nell
CRACKER #: 1988
LOCATION: London, UK
ACQUIRED FROM: Art-O-Mat machine
MACHINE: Whitney Museum of American Art, New York

"I got my Herbert Hoover Cracker at an Art-O-Mat party hosted in Dancing Eye Gallery of Northville, MI... the Detroit Derby Girls were there too! Took Gallagher puts on the best Art-O-Mat parties and always keeps the machine stocked with Herbert Hoover Crackers! I love my pewter cracker, all my friends are envious!"

COLLECTOR: Jess Lacey
CRACKER #: 2059
LOCATION: Michigan
ACQUIRED FROM: Art-O-Mat machine
MACHINE: Detroit Community Art-O-Mat

"I love crackers. Crackers are so cool. I like to eat them in bed and wake up with crumbs in my sheets. My pewter cracker does not have crumbs but I like it anyway."

COLLECTOR: Candice
CRACKER #: 2100
LOCATION: At my office
ACQUIRED FROM: Gift from a friend
EMAIL: Candice at yahoo

"It's simply Crackerjack!"

COLLECTOR: Liz Vega
CRACKER #: 2266
LOCATION: L.A. California ey!
ACQUIRED FROM: Art-O-Mat machine in Sacramento
EMAIL: Ms Vega at Cornell

"I found my cracker on the steps out The Museum of Contemporary Art...appropriate since the cracker itself is an art object! Thanks!"

COLLECTOR: Brooke
CRACKER #: 2119
LOCATION: downtown Los Angeles
ACQUIRED FROM: Found

COLLECTOR: Alexis Loftness
CRACKER #: 1816
LOCATION: Minnesota
ACQUIRED FROM: Art-O-Mat machine in Charlotte NC

"I love my cracker. I'll have to start taking it with me on my travels."

COLLECTOR: Anne
CRACKER #: Legacy
LOCATION: Milwaukee WI
ACQUIRED FROM: Art-O-Mat machine at Murray Hill Pottery
LINK: My Flickr Page

VeryVintageVegas.

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"We bought ours at TRIFECTA gallery in Las Vegas. at the monthly FIRST FRIDAY Art fair. We are the sponsors of VeryVintageVegas.com and blog about old vegas, it's homes, history, neighborhoods, folklore and more."

COLLECTOR: Uncle Jack
CRACKER #: 2094
ACQUIRED FROM: Trifecta Gallery
LOCATION: Las Vegas, NV
WEBSITE: Very Vintage Vegas

Beach Reading

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"Vacationing in St. George Island, FL."

COLLECTOR: Donna Gaines
CRACKER #: MFMIL
LOCATION: Chattanooga, TN
ACQUIRED FROM: artist

I love my cracker; it's exactly what I've always wanted. I am also a big pewter fan. The cat, on the other hand, was not interested at all. His comment was something along the lines of, "If I can't eat it, what good is it."

Mike liked it and thought it was just lovely, however, his comment was, "You woke me up for that? I can't even eat it."

COLLECTOR: Loretta Pirozzi BKB Company
CRACKER #: 1849
LOCATION: Seattle, WA
ACQUIRED FROM: Art-O-mat machine

"The cracker was a gift from a friend - Jim Gland"

COLLECTOR: Rob Clemens
CRACKER #: 1921
LOCATION: Delaware
ACQUIRED FROM: Gift from a friend

CRACKER #: 1821
No further information submitted.

COLLECTOR: Betty Koshalek
CRACKER #: 2020
LOCATION: Pasadena, California
ACQUIRED FROM: Art-O-mat machine
ARTOMAT LOCAL: Chambers hotel Minneapolis Minnesota

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Happy Christmas!

COLLECTOR: Jim Gland
LOCATION: Dover, DE
ACQUIRED FROM: Artist

San Felipe Neri Church
in Albuquerque

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Scroll through for "Crack and Cracker!"

COLLECTOR: Jim Gland
LOCATION: Wilmington, DE
ACQUIRED FROM: herbhoover.com

COLLECTOR: Ken & Adriana
CRACKER #: 1742 & 1748
LOCATION: Cliffs of Moher, Co. Clare, Ireland
ACQUIRED FROM: Art-O-mat machine

"Cracker has become the new best friend of both Troy's Work Table and the child. Thank you Cracker!"

COLLECTOR: Troy's Work Table
CRACKER #: 1993
LOCATION: Puyallup, Washington
ACQUIRED FROM: Art-O-mat machine
LINK: Troy's Work Table Blog

"I found out there was an Art-O-Mat in Tacoma and had to try it out. Here is my pewter cracker from the machine. Now I just need to find a place for it."

COLLECTOR: Mike Knowels
CRACKER #: 1979
LOCATION: Tacoma, Washington
ACQUIRED FROM: Art-O-mat machine at BKB
LINK: Mike's Flickr

"So happy to have a fabulous Herb Hoover cracker
of my own and join the cracker tracker movement!"

COLLECTOR: Laura Gentry
CRACKER #: 1848
LOCATION: McGregor, Iowa
ACQUIRED FROM: herbhoover.com
EMAIL: strayeggplant at yahoo dot com

"Hey rockstar!! I finally got my cracker!! Here's a picture of my cracker hanging out with my lucky cats."

COLLECTOR: Ping Yan
CRACKER #: 1863
LOCATION: New York City
ACQUIRED FROM: Artist

Hangin' on a string.

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COLLECTOR: Willem Marx
LOCATION: New York, NY
ACQUIRED FROM: Artist

108 inches of "lake effect" snow.

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"This cracker is one of the neatest things I have ever seen!"

COLLECTOR: Gene Baker
CRACKER #: 1607
ACQUIRED FROM: herbhoover.com
LOCATION: Carthage, NY
EMAIL: gene dot baker at us dot army dot mil

"Cracker pix from Bridget coming soon."

COLLECTOR: Bridget
CRACKER #: 1934
LOCATION: Sacramento, CA
ACQUIRED FROM: Art-O-mat machine

"Neat-o. I bought three."

COLLECTOR: Bucky Waters
CRACKER #: CC022 & CC023
LOCATION: Boston, MA
ACQUIRED FROM: herbhoover.com

"I love the Art-O-Mat. My cracker was one of many I have gotten. My first Art-O-Mat item was purchased in Sacramento. I got my cracker in Los Angeles. I hope to visit many more Art-O-Mat machines in the US and around the world. I am an artist myself and am inspired. Love this cracker!"

COLLECTOR: Sara Tanenhaus
CRACKER #: 1650
LOCATION: Richmond, CA
ACQUIRED FROM: Art-O-Mat

CRACKER #: 1568

On "Rigoletto" prop table awaiting entrance cue.

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COLLECTOR: Anne Roza
LOCATION: Chattanooga, TN
ACQUIRED FROM: MFMIL
EMAIL: broza at comcast dot net

One reviewer went so far as to compare me to
the great Campbell's soup silkscreen artist:
"With my first token, I get a brown box marked "Cracker"
by an artist named Herbert Hoover of Harlem. Inside,
folded in nifty silver bubble wrap, is an unmistakable
Saltine cracker, cast in pewter, a neat-o bit of pop art
to be served with Andy Warhol's soup cans."
-Jen Graves, The News Tribune

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Hand-cast Pewter
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