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When a Boy Was 12, He Was Sent, Alone, Into the Wilderness. There Would Come to Him, There, the Spirit-Forces of the World He Lived In., from the series Legends of the Lenape Indians

Catalog Data

Artist:
Robert Riggs, born Decatur, IL 1896-died Philadelphia, PA 1970  Search this
Medium:
graphite and scratchwork on prepared paperboard
Dimensions:
sheet: 21 7/8 x 27 3/4 in. (55.6 x 70.4 cm)
Type:
Drawing
Date:
ca. 1966
Topic:
Figure male\child  Search this
Mythology\other\American Indian  Search this
Allegory\life\manhood  Search this
Indian\Lenape  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Philip Desind
Object number:
1986.91.2
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk71910ccc6-1c96-49fa-a97d-b1352b2c9b45
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1986.91.2