A Boy, Lost, Was Nurtured by an Old She-Bear, from the series Legends of the Lenape Indians

Media - 1986.91.7 - SAAM-1986.91.7_1 - 126015
Copied Robert Riggs, A Boy, Lost, Was Nurtured by an Old She-Bear, from the series Legends of the Lenape Indians, ca. 1966, graphite and scratchwork on prepared paperboard, sheet: 21 7⁄8 x 27 5⁄8 in. (55.6 x 70.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Philip Desind, 1986.91.7

Artwork Details

Title
A Boy, Lost, Was Nurtured by an Old She-Bear, from the series Legends of the Lenape Indians
Artist
Date
ca. 1966
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 21 7⁄8 x 27 5⁄8 in. (55.6 x 70.2 cm)
Markings
lower right in pencil: Robert Riggs lower left to center in pencil: A BOY, LOST, WAS NURTURED BY AN OLD SHE-BEAR LENAPE 1 back upper right stamped in red ink: Ross Board/Scratch Board/Extra Heavy/Made in U.S.A. back center in pencil: 6 (written in a circle)
Credit Line
Gift of Philip Desind
Mediums
Mediums Description
graphite and scratchwork on prepared paperboard
Classifications
Keywords
  • Animal
  • Animal — bird
  • Animal — bear
  • Mythology — other — American Indian
  • Figure male — fragment — leg
  • Indian — Lenape
Object Number
1986.91.7
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1986.91.7