The Choosing of the Arrow
The Choosing of the Arrow
Artist
Henry Kirke Brown
(1814 - 1866)
Foundry
Henry Kirke Brown
(1814 - 1866)
Date1849
MediumBronze
Dimensions22 x 14 x 5 5/8 in. (55.9 x 35.6 x 14.3 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2010.101
Accession number
2010.101
On View
On viewLabel TextHenry Kirke Brown aimed to adapt the artistic legacy of Europe to an American form. Although Brown traveled to Mackinac Island, Michigan, to sketch and observe Native people for source material, he relied more on classical models as the basis for this figure. In its pose, The Choosing of the Arrow resembles ancient Greek and Roman sculptures of athletic youths, which Brown would have seen during his four-year stay in Italy.
Henry Kirke Brown tuvo la intención de adaptar el legado artístico europeo al arte norteamericano. A pesar de que Brown viajó a la isla de Mackinac en Michigan para dibujar y observar a los indios norteamericanos, confió más en modelos clásicos como la base para esta figura. La pose de La elección de la flecha se asemeja a la de las esculturas griegas y romanas de jóvenes atléticos, que Brown debió haber visto durante su estadía de cuatro años en Italia.
