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Sears, Philip Shelton,
Portrait male -- Wo-Peen
Ethnic -- Indian
Dress -- Ethnic
Object -- Weapon
Occupation -- Art
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Harvard
Sculpture
Wo-Peen, (sculpture).
Artist:
Sears, Philip Shelton, 1867-1953, sculptor.
Title:
Wo-Peen, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Dreamer, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated 1938.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: metal; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 95 x 72 x 40 in.; Base: approx. 64 x 56 x 72 in.
Inscription:
(On metal base of sculpture:) Philip S. Sears/Sculptor (On base:) Wo-Peen/The Dreamer signed
Description:
A portrait of Wo-Peen, a Pueblo artist, seated on a rock holding a bow in his proper right hand. He is dressed in a feathered headdress and moccasins.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Wo-Peen -- Full length
Ethnic -- Indian -- Pueblo
Dress -- Ethnic -- Indian Dress
Object -- Weapon -- Bow and Arrow
Occupation -- Art -- Artist
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Harvard
Sculpture
Owner:
Fruitlands Museums, 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard, Massachusetts 01451
Remarks:
Wo-Peen, "The dreamer," was commissioned by Miss Clara Endicott Sears, the founder of the Fruitlands Museums, to symbolize the contemplative aspect of the Native American psyche. Wo-Peen was a Pueblo artist who posed for the sculpture.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997.
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 MA000520
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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