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
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Appeal to the Great Spirit
- Artist
- Date
- 1954?
- Location
- Dimensions
- 6 1⁄4 x 3 7⁄8 x 3 3⁄4 in. (15.8 x 10.0 x 9.5 cm)
- Credit Line
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Bequest of Paul Manship
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- bronze on marble base
- Classifications
- Keywords
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- Ethnic – Indian
- Figure group – male and child
- Figure group – male and child – nude
- Object Number
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1966.47.66
- Palette
- Linked Open Data
- Linked Open Data URI
