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 7⁄8 x 27 5⁄8 in. (55.5 x 70.3 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 7⁄8 x 27 5⁄8 in. (55.5 x 70.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Philip Desind
Mediums
Mediums Description
graphite and scratchwork on prepared paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Indian — Lenape
  • Mythology — other — American Indian
  • Figure group — male
  • Animal — bear
Object Number
1986.91.12
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1986.91.12

Works by this artist (16 items)

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Robert Riggs, The Boy-Bear's Cub-Brothers, Growing Too Big, Were Sent, Wearing Sacred Wampum Back to Their Natural Home, from the series Legends of the Lenape Indians, ca. 1966, graphite and scratchwork on prepared paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Philip Desind, 1986.91.4
The Boy-Bear’s Cub-Brothers, Growing Too Big, Were Sent,…
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Not on view
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, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Philip Desind, 1986.91.10
Twelve Men, Searching for a Sacrificial Bear, Were Led by…
Artist
Dateca. 1966
graphite and scratchwork on prepared paperboard
Not on view
Robert Riggs, The Snow Boy Comes from His Home in the Frozen North, to Whiten the Wilderness with His Snow Flakes, from the series Legends of the Lenape Indians, ca. 1966, graphite and scratchwork on prepared paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Philip Desind, 1986.91.6
The Snow Boy Comes from His Home in the Frozen North, to…
Artist
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…
Artist
Dateca. 1966
graphite and scratchwork on prepared paperboard
Not on view

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