Native American Statuary in Forsyth Library

Creator

Warren Macy

Preview

Identifier

B250_015_001

Date

1935

Description

This black and white photograph features three painted plaster statues on the marble staircase in the old Forsyth Library building. The statues were created by Cyrus E. Dallin, who depicted Native Americans on horses. On the right, "Appeal to the Great Spirit"(1912), a sculpture of a Native American man seated on a horse while wearing a war bonnet with his arms outstretched and his face raised to the sky. In the center, "Cayuse at Spring" (1913), a sculpture of a Native American boy riding behind a Native American man mounted on a horse. On the left "The Scout" (1911) a sculpture of a Native American man mounted on a horse and wearing a feather and a bow on his back with his hand raised to his brow. The statues were presented by the senior class of 1930 and currently reside in the University Archives in Forsyth Library. Handwritten caption on back.

Physical Description

black and white photograph

Keywords

Fort Hays State University, Ellis County (Kan.), Educational facilities, Libraries, Indigenous people, Sculpture

Rights

© Fort Hays State University

Publisher

Digitized by Forsyth Digital Collections

Repository

University Archives, Forsyth Library, Fort Hays State University

Comments

For questions contact ScholarsRepository@fhsu.edu

Recommended Citation

Macy, Warren, "Native American Statuary in Forsyth Library" (1935). University Archives Photographs Collection. 170.
https://scholars.fhsu.edu/ua_photographs/170

Language

eng