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Sculptor:
Houser, Allan 1914-1994  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: Cor-Ten steel or bronze; Base: granite
Culture:
Indian  Search this
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Muscatine Art Center 1314 Mulberry Avenue Muscatine Iowa 52761 Accession Number: 1987.43
Date:
Copyrighted 1987. Dedicated Oct. 10, 1987
Notes:
Muscatine Art Center, 1990, 1998.
Image on file.
(Top front of base plate:) ALLAN HOUSER 87 (copyright symbol) (Front of plaque on granite base:) PRAYER OF PEACE/1987/ALLAN HOUSER/Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Howe, Dedicated to C. Maxwell Stanley, Tireless Advocate of World Peace and Understanding. signed
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:
Robed Indian with long coiled pigtails wearing feathered headdress stands with extended arms which support a peace pipe.
Topic:
Ethnic  Search this
Dress--Accessory--Hat  Search this
Dress--Ethnic--Indian Dress  Search this
Object--Other--Pipe  Search this
Allegory--Civic--Peace  Search this
Control number:
IAS 65740004
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_295168