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Appeal to the Great Spirit

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  • Paul Manship, Appeal to the Great Spirit, 1954?, bronze on marble base, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Paul Manship, 1966.47.66

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.

Title
Appeal to the Great Spirit
Artist
Paul Manship
Date
1954?
Location
  1. Smithsonian American Art Museum
  2. Luce Foundation Center
  3. 4th Floor
  4. 49A
Dimensions
6 1/4 x 3 7/8 x 3 3/4 in. (15.8 x 10.0 x 9.5 cm)
Copyright
Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Bequest of Paul Manship

Mediums
bronze
marble
Mediums Description
bronze on marble base
Classifications
Sculpture
Keywords
  • Ethnic – Indian
  • Figure group – male and child
  • Figure group – male and child – nude
Object Number
1966.47.66
Palette
Linked Open Data URI

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