"Black Elk: Homage to the Great Spirit" - full-scale plaster torso - side view
Dublin Core
Title
"Black Elk: Homage to the Great Spirit" - full-scale plaster torso - side view
Subject
Artists' studios--United States.
Black Elk, 1863-1950.
Figure sculpture, American--20th century.
Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998
Black Elk, 1863-1950.
Figure sculpture, American--20th century.
Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998
Description
Full-scale plaster torso for “Black Elk†at Fredericks’ Bloomfield Hills (Greenhouse), Michigan studio. Originally created to support the Tower of the Four Winds, Black Elk Neihardt Park, Blair, Nebraska. The Peace Pipe points from the Heart of Man to the Heart of God. Black Elk prays through tears, "Oh, make my people live."
Source
Marshall M. Fredericks Papers
Series V, Box 3, Folder 17
Series V, Box 3, Folder 17
Date
1998
Rights
Use of this image requires permission from the Marshall M. Fredericks Archives.
Relation
V-03-17
Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
F 31.3
Coverage
Bloomfield Hills (Mich.)
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Black and white print
Physical Dimensions
8" x 10"
Files
Collection
Citation
“"Black Elk: Homage to the Great Spirit" - full-scale plaster torso - side view,” Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum, accessed April 18, 2024, https://omeka.svsu.edu/items/show/360.