Cyrus Edwin Dallin (1861-1944) Appeal to the Great Spirit 8 3/4 in. high (Modeled in 1913; cast ...

Cyrus Edwin Dallin (1861-1944)
Appeal to the Great Spirit
inscribed '© C.E. Dallin 1913' (on the base) and stamped 'GORHAM CO FOUNDERS QXC' and numbered '#186' (along the base edge)
bronze with brown patina
8 3/4 in. high
Modeled in 1913; cast circa 1929.
Footnotes:
Provenance
Private collection, Florida.

Literature
Patricia J. Broder, Bronzes of the American West, New York, 1973, pp. 94, 98, pl. 96, other examples illustrated.
Kent Ahrens, Cyrus E. Dallin: His Small Bronzes and Plasters, Seattle, University of Washington Press, 1995, no. 9, pp. 45-50, 106, other examples illustrated.

Appeal to the Great Spirit, Cyrus Dallin's fourth equestrian subject in his iconic cycle of the American Indian, was cast in three sizes by Gorham Founders, including 283 casts in the present work's smallest size. According to the Gorham Founders ledgers, the present work #186 was shipped to Gorham Co.'s New York office on June 21, 1929.
Condition Report: Bronze with brown patina. Minor rubbing on the tail and rump. Rubbing near the rein hole mount on the mane. Minor dust in the interstices. No reins. The base filled with cement and felted. Wear to the felting.