The Spirit of a Bear, Being Released from Its Body, Carries a Plea for Good Hunting to the Manitu Above, from the series Legends of the Lenape Indians

Robert Riggs, The Spirit of a Bear, Being Released from Its Body, Carries a Plea for Good Hunting to the Manitu Above, from the series Legends of the Lenape Indians, ca. 1966, graphite and scratchwork on prepared paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Philip Desind, 1986.91.12
Robert Riggs, The Spirit of a Bear, Being Released from Its Body, Carries a Plea for Good Hunting to the Manitu Above, from the series Legends of the Lenape Indians, ca. 1966, graphite and scratchwork on prepared paperboard, sheet: 21 7827 58 in. (55.570.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Philip Desind, 1986.91.12

Artwork Details

Title
The Spirit of a Bear, Being Released from Its Body, Carries a Plea for Good Hunting to the Manitu Above, from the series Legends of the Lenape Indians
Artist
Date
ca. 1966
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 21 7827 58 in. (55.570.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Philip Desind
Mediums
Mediums Description
graphite and scratchwork on prepared paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Mythology — other — American Indian
  • Animal — bear
  • Figure group — male
  • Indian — Lenape
Object Number
1986.91.12

Works by this artist (16 items)

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
The World Being Flooded Refuge Was Found on an Island – In…
Dateca. 1966
graphite and scratchwork on prepared paperboard
Not on view
Robert Riggs, To Two Young Boys, Mother Corn Gave Good Seed from Which Comes All the Corn We Have Today, from the series Legends of the Lenape Indians, ca. 1966, graphite and scratchwork on prepared paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Philip Desind, 1986.91.5
To Two Young Boys, Mother Corn Gave Good Seed from Which…
Dateca. 1966
graphite and scratchwork on prepared paperboard
Not on view
Robert Riggs, The Spirit of a Bear, Being Released from Its Body, Carries a Plea for Good Hunting to the Manitu Above, from the series Legends of the Lenape Indians, ca. 1966, graphite and scratchwork on prepared paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Philip Desind, 1986.91.12
The Spirit of a Bear, Being Released from Its Body, Carries…
Dateca. 1966
graphite and scratchwork on prepared paperboard
Not on view
Robert Riggs, Selected Young Warriors Dance Homage to the Nighthawk, from the series Legends of the Lenape Indians, ca. 1966, graphite and scratchwork on prepared paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Philip Desind, 1986.91.11
Selected Young Warriors Dance Homage to the Nighthawk, from…
Dateca. 1966
graphite and scratchwork on prepared paperboard
Not on view

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