A bronze sculpture with a slight green patina of an Indigenous man seated on the ground.

Indian Family [Male]

Charles M. Russell (1864-1926)

Date

1915, cast 1916
Object Type

Sculptures
Medium

Bronze
Contributors

Cast by Benjamin Zoppo Foundry
Object Format

Lost-wax casting
Dimensions

5 1/8 x 7 5/8 x 4 1/2 in.
Edition

10 estimated lifetime casts
Inscriptions

On the vertical edge of the base, directly below the back of the Indian: C M Russell [skull] [Note: A smaller skull is visible inside the outline of the larger one. Both skulls resemble a schematized fox head.]
On the vertical edge of the base, directly below the artist's signature, engraved in the metal: 47
FOUNDRY MARK: On the vertical edge of the base, directly opposite the Indian's right side and to the right of the artist's signature, stamped in small caps: B. ZOPPO \ FOUNDRY. N.Y.
Collection Name

Amon G. Carter Collection
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Amon G. Carter Collection
Accession Number

1961.122
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

Part of: Amon G. Carter Collection

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