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Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Boyer, William  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: rock
Culture:
Indian  Search this
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Located Atlantic County Courthouse Mays Landing New Jersey
Date:
Dedicated April 1, 1981
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1996.
Image on file.
(On lower inside edge of cape:) Wm/BOYER 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:
Full-length male figure of a Lenape Indian. He wears buckskin trousers and boots and holds a cape in his hands. The cape drapes over his proper left shoulder and around his back. His hair is in a Mohawk style. He wears a bearclaw necklace. The bronze sculpture stands on a rough-hewn rock.
Topic:
Ethnic--Lenape  Search this
Figure male--Full length  Search this
Control number:
IAS NJ000501
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_337570