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Houser, Allan,
Art Foundry,
Ethnic -- Indian
Figure male -- Full length
Dress -- Ceremonial
Ceremony -- Dance
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe
Sculpture
Dance of the Mountain Spirit, (sculpture).
Artist:
Houser, Allan, 1914-1994, sculptor.
Art
Foundry
,
founder
.
Title:
Dance of the Mountain Spirit, (sculpture).
Dates:
Cast 1989.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: sandstone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 5 ft. x 30 in. x 60 in.; Base: approx. H. 7 in. x Diam. 36 in.
Description:
An Apache Indian dances in ceremonial dress holding a sword in each hand, proper left arm and proper right foot raised. He wears a headdress with a mask-like face, an armband with ribbons, a belt-buckled skirt, moccasins, and has a star incised into his chest. The sculpture is mounted on a short circular base atop a wall at hotel entry way.
Subject:
Ethnic -- Indian -- Apache
Figure male -- Full length
Dress -- Ceremonial -- Indian Dress
Ceremony -- Dance
Object -- Weapon -- Sword
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe
Sculpture
Owner:
Hotel Santa Fe, 1501 Paseo de Peralta, Entry, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
Remarks:
The sculpture is one of two pieces by the artist flanking hotel entry. See also companion piece "Dance of the Mountain Spirit," IAS record NM000389.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Mexico survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Related Works:
Companion to: IAS NM000389.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American
Art
Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American
Art
Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS NM000390
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
NM000390
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