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Dallin, Cyrus Edwin,
Gorham Manufacturing Company,
Brayton, A. W.,
Figure male -- Full length
Ethnic -- Indian
Dress -- Ethnic
Equestrian
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Muncie
Sculpture
Appeal To The Great Spirit, (sculpture).
Artist:
Dallin, Cyrus Edwin, 1861-1944, sculptor.
Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder.
Brayton, A. W., landscape architect.
Title:
Appeal To The Great Spirit, (sculpture).
Dates:
Copyrighted 1908. Dedicated Oct. 1929. Rededicated July 4, 1997.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: limestone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 38 x 25 x 37 in.; Base: approx. 56 x 56 x 79 in.
Inscription:
(On proper left side of bronze base:) C. E. Dallin (On proper right side of bronze base:) Gorham Co. founders (On plaque on front of base:) THIS
STATUE
/HAS BEEN ERECTED/IN LOVING MEMORY OF/EDMUND BURKE BALL/1856/BY/HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN (On back of base:) REPLICA OF THE ORIGINAL
STATUE
/OWNED BY THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A Native American astride a horse with his arms extended and his face turned toward the sky. He wears a feathered headdress, a loincloth, moccasins, and a long pendant.
Subject:
Figure male -- Full length
Ethnic -- Indian
Dress -- Ethnic -- Indian Dress
Equestrian
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Muncie
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Muncie, Parks & Recreation Department, 1800 South Grant Street, Muncie, Indiana 47302
Located Junction of North Walnut Street & Granville Avenue, Muncie, Indiana
Remarks:
The sculpture was donated by Mrs. Edmund Burke Ball and her children in honor of her husband, Muncie manufacturer and civic benefactor. IAS file contain a newspaper article from the Muncie Sunday Star, March 17, 1929. For additional information see: Muncie Sunday Star, Oct. 7, 1928, pg. 21; Muncie Evening Press, May 21, 1929, pg. 7; and the Muncie Morning Star, Oct. 19, 1929, pg. 7. IAS files contain rededication brochure.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.
Kreps, Mark R., 2000.
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 76007437
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
76007437
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