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Sacred Rain Arrow, (sculpture). Artist:  Houser, Allan, 1914-1994, sculptor. Title:  Sacred Rain Arrow, (sculpture). Dates:  1988. Copyrighted 1988. Installed 1991. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze with brown patina; Base: pink cement. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 98 x 57 x 32 in.; Base: approx. Diam. 20 ft. 3 in. Inscription:  (Behind proper left foot, incised:) "ALLAN HOUSER/88 (copyright symbol) 3/8" (On plaque on base:) SACRED RAIN ARROW/Allan Houser/American, 1915- signed Description:  Kneeling on a rock, an Apache Indian is ready to shoot an arrow from his bow straight into the sky. He has long hair and wears upturned boots and a loincloth. A knife is in his belt. The sculpture is atop a three-tiered, octagonal base, some of which is used for planting. Subject:  Ethnic -- Indian -- Apache Ceremony -- Indian Landscape -- Weather -- Rain Object -- Weapon -- Bow and Arrow Dress -- Ethnic -- Indian Dress Object -- Weapon -- Dagger Figure male -- Full length Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Mumford Sculpture Owner:  Genesee Country Museum, Gallery of Sporting Art, 1410 Flint Hill Road, Sculpture garden, across from Exhibition Hall, Mumford, New York 14511 Remarks:  For related articles see: Southwest Art, Sept. 1990, pg. 109; Southwest Art, Aug. 1991, pg. 66-73, 154. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. 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 NY000212   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY000212 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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