Collections: American Art: Portrait of an Indian

Portrait of an Indian

Artist: Max Bachmann, American, 1862-1921
Medium: Bronze and green stone base
Dates: 1900-1905
Dimensions: 22 1/2 x 9 3/4 x 6 in. (57.2 x 24.8 x 15.2 cm)
Signature: Incised on back: "Max / Bachmann"
Collections: American Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th floor
Accession Number: 1992.106
Credit Line: Gift of Louis John and Pamela Greenspan Ercole in memory of Sol Greenspan
Image: Overall, 1992.106_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Bust length portrait of Native American man with hair bound into two ponytails, wears upright feather at crown of head and shirt decorated with fringe and geometric patterns in V-neck front; bust attached to low rectangular green stone base. Condition: Good.