When a Boy Was 12, He Was Sent, Alone, Into the Wilderness. There Would Come to Him, There, the Spirit-Forces of the World He Lived In., from the series Legends of the Lenape Indians

Media - 1986.91.2 - SAAM-1986.91.2_1 - 126010
Copied Robert Riggs, When a Boy Was 12, He Was Sent, Alone, Into the Wilderness. There Would Come to Him, There, the Spirit-Forces of the World He Lived In., 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. (55.6 x 70.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Philip Desind, 1986.91.2

Artwork Details

Title
When a Boy Was 12, He Was Sent, Alone, Into the Wilderness. There Would Come to Him, There, the Spirit-Forces of the World He Lived In., from the series Legends of the Lenape Indians
Artist
Date
ca. 1966
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 21 7⁄8 x 27 3⁄4 in. (55.6 x 70.4 cm)
Markings
lower right in pencil: Robert Riggs lower left to center in pencil: When a Boy Was 12, He Was Sent, Alone, into the Wilderness. There Would... back lower left stamped in red ink: Ross-Board Scratchboard, extra heavy, made in U.S.A. back center in pencil: 7 (written in a circle)
Credit Line
Gift of Philip Desind
Mediums
Mediums Description
graphite and scratchwork on prepared paperboard
Classifications
Keywords
  • Figure
  • Figure male — child
  • Mythology — other — American Indian
  • Allegory — life — manhood
  • Indian — Lenape
Object Number
1986.91.2
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1986.91.2