Black Elk, [Bronze]
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Title
Black Elk, [Bronze]
Subject
Animal sculpture--20th century
Figure sculpture, American--20th century
Figure sculpture, American--20th century
Description
Black Elk: Homage to the Great Spirit
1980
Bronze
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1994.050
Black Elk (1863-1950) was a holy man of the Ogallala Sioux and a spiritual leader for all North American Indians. Black Elk Speaks, an account of his life and of the Ogallala Sioux has become like a Bible for all North American Indians of the twentieth century. This sculpture is a sketch model for a proposed fifteen-foot high monument to be placed in the foothills of Nebraska. Black Elk grasps the sacred pipe which was given to his ancestors to insure that they would multiply and be a good nation. He points it upward and gazes skyward as he gives a prayer of thanks to the Great Spirit for the buffalo. The Sioux are profoundly dependent on the buffalo and the hunt. The physical closeness of Black Elk with the buffalo at his feet suggests the spiritual closeness the Sioux feel with the buffalo.
1980
Bronze
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1994.050
Black Elk (1863-1950) was a holy man of the Ogallala Sioux and a spiritual leader for all North American Indians. Black Elk Speaks, an account of his life and of the Ogallala Sioux has become like a Bible for all North American Indians of the twentieth century. This sculpture is a sketch model for a proposed fifteen-foot high monument to be placed in the foothills of Nebraska. Black Elk grasps the sacred pipe which was given to his ancestors to insure that they would multiply and be a good nation. He points it upward and gazes skyward as he gives a prayer of thanks to the Great Spirit for the buffalo. The Sioux are profoundly dependent on the buffalo and the hunt. The physical closeness of Black Elk with the buffalo at his feet suggests the spiritual closeness the Sioux feel with the buffalo.
Creator
Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998
Date
1980
Rights
Use of this image requires permission from the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum
Type
Sculpture
Coverage
University Center (Mich.)
Sculpture Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
15.75" h
Materials
Bronze
Catalog Number
1994.050
Object Location
Main Exhibit Gallery
Provenance
05/26/1994 gifted to MFSM
Files
Citation
Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998, “Black Elk, [Bronze],” Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum, accessed April 26, 2024, https://omeka.svsu.edu/items/show/5239.