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The Passing of the Buffalo, (sculpture)

Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Dallin, Cyrus Edwin 1861-1944  Search this
Founder:
Gorham Manufacturing Company  Search this
Medium:
Figure: bronze; Base: granite boulder
Culture:
Indian  Search this
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by City of Muncie Parks & Recreation Department 1800 South Grant Street Muncie Indiana 47302
Located Intersection of Walnut & Charles Streets Muncie Indiana
Date:
1929. Relocated 1975. Dedicated April 25,1976
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1992.
Muncie Star (Muncie, Indiana), Feb. 12, 1989.
Muncie Star (Muncie, Indiana), Nov. 20, 1999.
Kreps, Mark R., 2000.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
SOS Assessment Award, 1998.
Image on file.
Muncie Star (Muncie, Indiana), Feb. 12, 1989.
(On top of bronze base:) C.E. Dallin (On side of bronze base:) Gorham Co. Founders (On bronze plaque on front of base:) THIS SCULPTURE IS PRESENTED/IN HONOR OF/FRED J. PETTY/BY HIS WIFE AND FAMILY/TO PROVIDE A LASTING INSPIRATION/FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. signed Founder's mark appears.
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 figure of Native-American Indian with full headdress, loincloth and necklace. Bow held in proper left hand, proper right foot rests on skull of buffalo."
Topic:
Figure male--Full length  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Dress--Ethnic--Indian Dress  Search this
Animal--Buffalo  Search this
Animal--Other--Skeleton  Search this
Control number:
IAS IN001127
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_18233