Appeal to the Great Spirit
Object Details
- Luce Center Label
- Appeal to the Great Spirit may have been inspired by a sculpture of the same name by Cyrus Dallin, which shows a Native American man on a horse, appealing to the sky. Paul Manship used the same gesture in this sculpture, which evokes a sense of desperation and futility, as if the man and boy have nowhere left to turn.
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Paul Manship
- Data Source
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Date
- 1954?
- Object number
- 1966.47.66
- Artist
- Paul Manship, born St. Paul, MN 1885-died New York City 1966
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- bronze on marble base
- Dimensions
- 6 1/4 x 3 7/8 x 3 3/4 in. (15.8 x 10.0 x 9.5 cm)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- On View
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor, 49A
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor
- Topic
- Indian
- Figure group\male and child
- Figure group\male and child\nude
- Recreation\church\prayer
- Record ID
- saam_1966.47.66
