American Indian 1899 Story

Item #307

(August, 1983) This statue was inspired by a photograph of a Sioux medicine man taken by Edward Sheriff Curtis in 1899. The harsh wind is to the back of the Indian, who seems to be searching the sky for smoke or a bird or a sign. At his foot are two small cacti and a reproduction of an Indian arrowhead from near my home.

Dr. Thomas F. Clark