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Appeal to the Great Spirit

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Appeal to the Great Spirit may have been inspired by a sculpture of the same name by Cyrus Dallin, which shows a Native American man on a horse, appealing to the sky. Paul Manship used the same gesture in this sculpture, which evokes a sense of desperation and futility, as if the man and boy have nowhere left to turn.
Data Source
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Artist
Paul Manship, born St. Paul, MN 1885-died New York City 1966
Date
1954?
Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Paul Manship
Medium
bronze on marble base
Dimensions
6 1/4 x 3 7/8 x 3 3/4 in. (15.8 x 10.0 x 9.5 cm)
Type
Sculpture
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