Appeal to the Great Spirit

Copied Paul Manship, Appeal to the Great Spirit, 1954?, bronze on marble base, 6 143 783 34 in. (15.810.09.5 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Paul Manship, 1966.47.66

Artwork Details

Title
Appeal to the Great Spirit
Artist
Date
1954?
Dimensions
6 143 783 34 in. (15.810.09.5 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Paul Manship
Mediums
Mediums Description
bronze on marble base
Classifications
Keywords
  • Indian
  • Figure group — male and child
  • Figure group — male and child — nude
  • Recreation — church — prayer
Object Number
1966.47.66

Artwork Description

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.