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The Rain Maker II, (sculpture). Artist:  Hamrick, John, sculptor. Title:  The Rain Maker II, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Rain Maker Two, (sculpture). Rainmaker, (sculpture). Dates:  1977. Medium:  Sculpture: fired clay; Base: cypress on steel. Dimensions:  Approx. 4 ft. x 18 in. x 30 in. Inscription:  John Hamrick signed Description:  Full-length figure of male Indian kneeling on his proper right knee on a bank of clouds. His proper left elbow rests on his proper left knee and he holds clouds from which water pours with both hands. His long hair is pulled back and adorned with feathers and he wears a loin cloth. Sculpture is situated over a basin which catches water from clouds for recirculation. Subject:  Figure male -- Full length Ethnic -- Indian -- Choctaw Ceremony -- Indian Landscape -- Weather -- Rain Allegory -- Element -- Water Dress -- Ethnic -- Indian Dress Object Type:  Fountain Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Philadelphia Sculpture Owner:  Philadelphia-Neshoba County Public Library, 230 Beacon Street, Front entrance, Philadelphia, Mississippi 39350 Remarks:  Sculpture is a tribute to the Choctaw heritage of the area. Sculpture was funded by a grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission which was matched locally by Dr. and Mrs. B. G. Molpus. IAS files contain copy of related article from Neshoba County Democrat (Philadelphia, MS), April 1, 1977. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Mississippi survey, 1994. 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 MS000113   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MS000113 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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