Artist:

MacNeil, Hermon Atkins 1866-1947  Search this

Photographer:

Lesch  Search this

Type:

Photograph

Notes:

Labels erroneously identify this work as Moqui Prayer for Rain (or Returning of the Snakes) in the Art Institute of Chicago's collection. The sculpture depicted in the photograph is in fact "A Primitive Chant to the Great Spirit."

On photo mount label: H. A. MacNeil. Moqui prayer for rain (the returning of the snakes). Chicago, Art Institute. (Lesch). Classification number: 282. Accession: 14316. On second and third photo mount labels (one on recto and one on verso of mount): AMERICAN SCULPTURE/MacNeil, Hermon A. (1866-)/Moqui Prayer for Rain/(The Returning of the Snakes)/c. 1900/Bronze--H. 22 1/2 in./CHICAGO, ART INSTITUTE.

1 photographic print : b&w, 9 1/8 x 6 7/8 in. (trimmed), mounted on 9 3/4 x 13 7/8 in. board.

Topic:

Ceremony--Indian  Search this

Ethnic  Search this

Figure male--Full length  Search this

Image number:

SSC S0001619

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Photograph Study Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art Study Collection of American Sculpture Photographs

Data Source:

Photograph Study Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum

EDAN-URL:

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