ADOLPH ALEXANDER WEINMAN (1870-1952)

Details

ADOLPH ALEXANDER WEINMAN (1870-1952)

'Chief Blackbird . . . Ogalalla Sioux', A Bronze Bust

inscribed CHIEF BLACK BIRD . . . OGALALLA SIOUX A.A WEINMAN Sc and ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N-Y-

15¾in. (40cm.) high, rich reddish brown patina

Literature

P.J. Broder, Bronzes of the American West, New York, 1973, pp. 197-200, illus. for another example
The Newark Museum, American Bronze Sculpture, Newark, New Jersey, 1984, p. 32, cat. no. 34

Lot Essay

The success of The Destiny of the Red Man which was made for the St. Louis exposition in 1904, brought Weinman's Indian subjects to the public's attention. Conceived in 1903, the present model was cast with and without a decorative base in 1907.