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Appeal to the Great Spirit, (sculpture)

Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Dallin, Cyrus Edwin 1861-1944  Search this
Founder:
Jaboeuf & Rouard Fondeurs  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze, green patina; Base: granite
Culture:
Indian  Search this
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Museum of Fine Arts 465 Huntington Avenue Boston Massachusetts 02115 Accession Number: 13.380
Date:
Copyrighted 1908. Cast 1909. Dedicated 1913
Notes:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MA5040, 1989.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, "American Figurative Sculpture," 1986, pg. 276-278.
Monumental News, Jan. 1913, pg. 38.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1993.
"A New World Imagined: Art of the Americas," Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 2010, fig. 41.
Summary:
An equestrian sculpture of a Lakota Chief with his arms outstretched and his head tilted back represents defeat. His hair is in braids and he wears only a loin cloth and a necklace. The sculpture is installed on a rectangular base in front of the museum.
Topic:
Figure male--Full length  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Equestrian  Search this
Western  Search this
Control number:
IAS 77000119
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_10259