Twelve Men, Searching for a Sacrificial Bear, Were Led by the Boy-Bear, Who Always Knew Where a Bear Was Sleeping, Calling Out “There Is a Bear There,” and Again, “There.”, from the series Legends of the Lenape Indians

Robert Riggs, Twelve Men, Searching for a Sacrificial Bear, Were Led by the Boy-Bear, Who Always Knew Where a Bear Was Sleeping, Calling Out "There Is a Bear There," and Again, "There.", from the series Legends of the Lenape Indians, ca. 1966, graphite and scratchwork on prepared paperboard, sheet: 21 ⁷⁄₈ x 27 ³⁄₄ in. (55.5 x 70.5 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Philip Desind, 1986.91.10

Artwork Details

Title: Twelve Men, Searching for a Sacrificial Bear, Were Led by the Boy-Bear, Who Always Knew Where a Bear Was Sleeping, Calling Out “There Is a Bear There,” and Again, “There.”, from the series Legends of the Lenape Indians
Artist: Robert Riggs
Date: ca. 1966
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: sheet: 21 ⁷⁄₈ x 27 ³⁄₄ in. (55.5 x 70.5 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Philip Desind
Mediums: graphite
Mediums Description: graphite and scratchwork on prepared paperboard
Classifications: Drawing
Subjects: Figure group — male
Animal — bear
Mythology — other — American Indian
Indian — Lenape
Object Number: 1986.91.10
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1986.91.10