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Tuma, Mike,
High Plains Foundry,
Ethnic -- Indian
Animal -- Bird
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Figure -- Child
Outdoor Sculpture -- South Dakota -- Allen
Sculpture
Wind Rider, (sculpture).
Artist:
Tuma, Mike, sculptor.
High Plains Foundry, founder.
Title:
Wind Rider, (sculpture).
Dates:
1978.
Medium:
Sculpture: fiberglass, painted dark brown; Pole: metal.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 5 x 9 x 4 ft.; Pole: approx. H. 12 ft. x Diam. 5 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
An eagle with its wings spread, carrying a Native-American child on its back. The child rides with legs dangling on either side of the eagle's neck with its proper left arm raised above its head. The child is shirtless and barefoot, with long hair. The eagle's talons are grabbing a circular sphere which sits atop a metal pole.
Subject:
Ethnic -- Indian
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Flight
Figure -- Child -- Full length
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- South Dakota -- Allen
Sculpture
Owner:
American Horse School, P. O. Box 660, Allen, South Dakota 57714
Remarks:
The sculpture was part of Artists-In-Schools residency through the South Dakota Arts Council and was created with the assistance of students.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, South Dakota 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 SD000025
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