Indian Girl, or The Dawn of Christianity 1853–56; carved 1855–56 Erastus Dow Palmer American In a letter to his patron Hamilton Fish, Palmer outlined the symbolic program for The Indian Girl, or The Dawn of Christianity: "A young Indian Maiden wandering listlessly in her native forest gathering bird-plumes finds a crucifix, which impressive emblem she, seeing for the first time, gazes upon with wonder and compassion." Palmer directed the seminude girl’s attention toward the found object, which she cradles in her elevated right hand. Her left hand, holding the forgotten feathers, rests limply a
Indian Girl, or The Dawn of Christianity 1853–56; carved 1855–56 Erastus Dow Palmer American In a letter to his patron Hamilton Fish, Palmer outlined the symbolic program for The Indian Girl, or The Dawn of Christianity: "A young Indian Maiden wandering listlessly in her native forest gathering bird-plumes finds a crucifix, which impressive emblem she, seeing for the first time, gazes upon with wonder and compassion." Palmer directed the seminude girl’s attention toward the found object, which she cradles in her elevated right hand. Her left hand, holding the forgotten feathers, rests limply at her side. The statue reflects the colonizing viewpoint that Indigenous conversion to Christianity promoted broader assimilation to Euro-American cultural a Native Perspective on this Indian Girl, or The Dawn of Christianity 11677
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