Cyrus Edwin Dallin (American, 1861-1944). Appeal to the Great Spirit, 1913. Bronze with brown patina. 21-1/4 inches (54....

Description

Cyrus Edwin Dallin (American, 1861-1944)
Appeal to the Great Spirit, 1913
Bronze with brown patina
21-1/4 inches (54.0 cm) high
Inscribed on base: C.E. Dallin 1913 / #81
Stamped on base: Gorham Co. Founders QPN

PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF RICHARD D. BASS, DALLAS


PROVENANCE:
Richard D. Bass, Dallas;
Estate of the above.

LITERATURE:
R.G. Francis, Cyrus E. Dallin: Let Justice Be Done, Springville, Utah, 1928, pp. 43-50, 52, another example illustrated;
Masterworks of American Sculpture: Selections from Members of the National Sculpture Society 1875-1999, Fleisher Museum, Scottsdale, Arizona, p. 20, another example illustrated;
P.J. Broder, Bronzes of the American West, New York, 1973, pp. 94, 98, pl. 96, another example illustrated.

Appeal to the Great Spirit is one of four works in Dallin's The Epic of the Indian series. The work won the Gold Medal in 1909 at the Pan American International Exposition in San Francisco, California. A life-size example of this work was installed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in 1912.

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