Full-scale plaster torso for "Black Elk: Homage to the Great Spirit"

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Title

Full-scale plaster torso for "Black Elk: Homage to the Great Spirit"

Subject

Animal sculpture--20th century.
Artists' studios--United States.
Black Elk, 1863-1950.
Figure sculpture, American--20th century.
Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998

Description

Plaster model for “Black Elk” in 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

Date

1998

Rights

Use of this image requires permission from the Marshall M. Fredericks Archives.

Relation

V-03-17

Format

image/jpeg

Type

Image

Coverage

Bloomfield Hills (Mich.)

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Black and white print

Physical Dimensions

4" x 6"

Files

Item #355.jpg

Citation

“Full-scale plaster torso for "Black Elk: Homage to the Great Spirit",” Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum, accessed November 21, 2024, https://omeka.svsu.edu/items/show/355.