Artist

Robert Riggs

born Decatur, IL 1896-died Philadelphia, PA 1970
Born
Decatur, Illinois, United States
Died
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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,…
Artist
Dateca. 1966
graphite and scratchwork on prepared paperboard
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, 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…
Artist
Dateca. 1966
graphite and scratchwork on prepared paperboard
Not on view