Chief Blackbird, the Ogalla Sioux

• Artist: Adolph Alexander Weinman
• Medium: Bronze
• Dates: modeled 1903, cast 1907
• Dimensions: 16 3/8 x 12 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (41.6 x 31.8 x 29.2 cm)
• Markings: Incised on proper right shoulder: "ROMAN-BRONZE / WORKS N-Y-"
• Signature: Incised on proper left shoulder: "CHIEF / BLACK / BIRD ... / OGALLA / SIOUX. / A A WEINMAN"
• Collection: American Art
• Museum Location: Brooklyn Museum, BMA, EXHIBITION-5, American 5W20
• Accession Number: 15.512
• Image: 15.512_right_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 0,

Catalogue Description:
Bust portrait of Native American chief, facing frontally, wears elaborate feathered headdress and shirt with beaded or quilled bib; loose modeling. Condition: Good; powdery substance in crevices.