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, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Philip Desind, 1986.91.10
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 7827 34 in. (55.570.5 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
Date
ca. 1966
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 21 7827 34 in. (55.570.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Philip Desind
Mediums
Mediums Description
graphite and scratchwork on prepared paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group — male
  • Animal — bear
  • Mythology — other — American Indian
  • Indian — Lenape
Object Number
1986.91.10

Works by this artist (54 items)

Antonion Zeno Shindler, Swedish Lady, ca. 1893, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum acquisition, 1985.66.165,696
Swedish Lady
Dateca. 1893
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Not on view
Antonion Zeno Shindler, Che-tan-ce-ta (Yellow Hawk), ca. 1887, oil on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum acquisition, 1985.66.295,542
Che-tan-ce-ta (Yellow Hawk)
Dateca. 1887
oil on paperboard
Not on view
Antonion Zeno Shindler, Russian Man--St. Petersburg, ca. 1893, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum acquisition, 1985.66.165,697
Russian Man – St. Petersburg
Dateca. 1893
oil on canvas
Not on view
Antonion Zeno Shindler, Modern Greek, ca. 1893, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum acquisition, 1985.66.165,691
Modern Greek
Dateca. 1893
oil on canvas
Not on view

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