The Indian Hunter 1860, cast before 1910 John Quincy Adams Ward American With his statuette of a Native American youth and his dog, Ward answered the call for sculpture modeled by home-based, rather than expatriate, artists in a realist style. He imagined an Arcadian hunting scene, a stark contrast to the reservation system by then established to confine Indigenous peoples to government-specified tracts of land. He later enlarged his model, making refinements based on drawings and wax studies from an 1864 trip to the Dakota Territory. An overlifesize bronze was dedicated in New York’s Cen
The Indian Hunter 1860, cast before 1910 John Quincy Adams Ward American With his statuette of a Native American youth and his dog, Ward answered the call for sculpture modeled by home-based, rather than expatriate, artists in a realist style. He imagined an Arcadian hunting scene, a stark contrast to the reservation system by then established to confine Indigenous peoples to government-specified tracts of land. He later enlarged his model, making refinements based on drawings and wax studies from an 1864 trip to the Dakota Territory. An overlifesize bronze was dedicated in New York’s Central Park in 1869, becoming the first sculpture by an American artist to be erected there. Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's story Listen Play or pause #4398. The Indian Hunter Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies We're sorry, the transcript for this audio track is not available at this time. We are working to make it available as soon as The Indian Hunter 13137
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