The Medicine Man (Dallin)

The Medicine Man is an 1899 bronze equestrian statue by Cyrus E. Dallin. It is located in Fairmount Park, Dauphin Street, west of 33rd Street, Philadelphia,[1] and portrays an indigenous American medicine man.

The Medicine Man
ArtistCyrus E. Dallin
Year1899
TypeBronze
Dimensions240 cm (96 in)
LocationPhiladelphia
Coordinates39°59′31.2″N 75°11′11.44″W
OwnerCity of Philadelphia
Fairmount Park Commission

The Medicine Man is part of Dallin's four-piece series called The Epic of the Indian, which also includes A Signal of Peace (1890), Protest of the Sioux (1904), and Appeal to the Great Spirit (1908).

History

The Medicine Man, cast in 1899, was exhibited at the 1899 Paris Salon and at the 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle, where it won a silver medal.[2] The statue was purchased by the Association for Public Art (formerly the Fairmount Park Art Association) for $6,000, and dedicated on December 10, 1903. [3]

A reduced edition was produced by the Gorham Foundry.[4] An example cast by the Gruet foundry in Paris is in the Amon Carter Museum.[5]

See also

References
  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20120327175949/http://dev.fpaa.org/interactive-art-map/the-medicine-man. Archived from the original on March 27, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2011. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "Medicine Man (1899) by Cyrus Dallin by Mister Max". Retrieved 2017-06-26.
  3. "The Medicine Man, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey. 1993. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
  4. "Cyrus Edwin Dallin (1861-1944) | 'Medicine Man' | American Art Auction | 19th Century, Sculptures, Statues & Figures | Christie's". Christies.com. 2010-09-28. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
  5. "Amon Carter Museum of American Art | An American Collection". Cartermuseum.org. 2008-06-06. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
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