Type Bronze Location Philadelphia Owner Philadelphia | Dimensions 240 cm (96 in) Created 1899 Year 1899 | |
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Artists Cyrus Edwin Dallin, Cyrus Dallin Similar Signal of Peace, Appeal to the Great Spirit, The Scout | ||
The Medicine Man is a bronze equestrian statue by Cyrus E. Dallin. It is located in Fairmount Park, Dauphin Street, west of 33rd Street, Philadelphia.
History
It was cast in 1899. It was exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1899, and Exposition Universelle (1900), Paris, where it won a gold medal. It was purchased by the Association for Public Art (formerly the Fairmount Park Art Association) for $6,000. It was dedicated on December 10, 1903.
A reduced edition was produced by the Gorham Foundry; an example is in the Amon Carter Museum.
References
The Medicine Man (Dallin) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA