Indian Family [Woman and child]

Charles M. Russell (1864-1926)

Date

1915, cast ca. 1929-1934
Object Type

Sculptures
Medium

Bronze
Contributors

Cast by California Art Bronze Foundry
Object Format

Lost-wax casting
Dimensions

5 1/8 x 7 3/4 x 4 1/8 in.
Edition

10 estimated lifetime casts
Inscriptions

On the lower portion of the cradle board back: [skull] [Note: not in the artist's style.]
On the lower vertical edge of the base, directly below the back of the cradle board: C M Russell \ c [circled]
On the vertical edge of the base, 1/2 in. to the right of the artist's signature, engraved in the metal: 52
FOUNDRY MARK: On the vertical edge of the base, directly below the rear of the Indian mother's left shoulder and back, barely decipherable: CALIF. ART BRONZE FNRY. L.A.
Collection Name

Amon G. Carter Collection
Credit Line

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

1961.123
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

Part of: Amon G. Carter Collection

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