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Catalog Data

Designer:
Fortney, Robert  Search this
Sculptor:
Baker, Richard  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: concrete; Base: concrete
Culture:
Indian  Search this
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by Mecosta County Parks Commission 22250 Northland Drive Paris Michigan 49338
Located Paris Park Village of Paris Michigan
Date:
1937-1938. Probably cast 1938
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993.
Image on file.
Pioneer (Big Rapids, Michigan), Nov. 9, 1985, pg. A1, 8A.
(On plaque on base:) 1937 WPA 1938 unsigned
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Summary:
Full-length male Indian stands in profile on a square base. He faces east and wears a long headdress with twenty-one feathers. There are geometric patterns on the figure's south side to signify clothing. His proper right hand is raised. The plaque on the base contains a low relief of a teepee surrounded by 9 triangular-shaped evergreen trees and a crescent moon. The entire sculpture is surrounded by a fence.
Topic:
Figure male--Full length  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Dress--Accessory--Hat  Search this
Architecture--Domestic--Tepee  Search this
Control number:
IAS MI000705
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_339623