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  • Borglum, Solon Hannibal,
     
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  • Figure male -- Full length
     
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  • Ethnic -- Indian
     
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  • Allegory -- Other
     
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  • Animal -- Bird
     
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  • Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York
     
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  • Sculpture
     
     
    Inspiration, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Borglum, Solon Hannibal, 1868-1922, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Inspiration, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    American Indian, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1920.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: granite or limestone.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. x 30 in. x 28 in.
    Description: 
    Male figure of a Native American striding forward with his proper right leg extended. He holds a cloth over his proper right shoulder and his proper right hand holds a stick which broken off. He wears only a knee-length loin cloth and moccasins. An eagle stands at his proper right foot.
    Subject: 
    Figure male -- Full length
    Ethnic -- Indian
    Allegory -- Other -- Imagination
    Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    St. Mark's-in-the-Bouwerie, 131 East 10th Street, Front yard, New York, New York 10003
    Remarks: 
    Lederer publication gave granite as the medium and the SOS survey provided limestone.
    References: 
    Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
    Lederer, Joseph, "All Around the Town: A Walking Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in New York City," New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975, 39.
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, 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 76005234
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