The World Being Flooded Refuge Was Found on an Island – In Truth, the Shell of the Great Spirit-Turtle, Thereinafter Deeply Revered, from the seriesLegends of the Lenape Indians

Robert Riggs, The World Being Flooded Refuge Was Found on an Island--In Truth, the Shell of the Great Spirit-Turtle, Thereinafter Deeply Revered, from the seriesLegends of the Lenape Indians, ca. 1966, graphite and scratchwork on prepared paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Philip Desind, 1986.91.8
Copied Robert Riggs, The World Being Flooded Refuge Was Found on an Island--In Truth, the Shell of the Great Spirit-Turtle, Thereinafter Deeply Revered, from the seriesLegends of the Lenape Indians, ca. 1966, graphite and scratchwork on prepared paperboard, sheet: 2228 in. (55.871.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Philip Desind, 1986.91.8

Artwork Details

Title
The World Being Flooded Refuge Was Found on an Island – In Truth, the Shell of the Great Spirit-Turtle, Thereinafter Deeply Revered, from the seriesLegends of the Lenape Indians
Artist
Date
ca. 1966
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 2228 in. (55.871.0 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Philip Desind
Mediums
Mediums Description
graphite and scratchwork on prepared paperboard
Classifications
Keywords
  • Figure group — male
  • Waterscape
  • Animal — bear
  • Mythology — other — American Indian
  • Architecture — boat — canoe
  • Indian — Lenape
Object Number
1986.91.8