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Chief Blackbird, the Ogalalla Sioux

Artist: Adolph Alexander Weinman, American, 1870-1952
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"
Collections: American Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in American Identities: A New Look, Centennial Era, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 15.512
Credit Line: Gift of George D. Pratt
Image: Front, 15.512_front_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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.

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