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    Museum collections / Art Institute of Chicago
    Bust of an American Indian
    Henry Kirke Brown. Bust of an American Indian, Modeled 1848–49, cast 1849. The Art Institute of Chicago. Public domain (CC0).
    AT-00001989

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    Bust of an American Indian

    by Henry Kirke Brown

    Inscriptions

    lower front edge of plinth: "Brown Sulp."

    Provenance

    Janis Conner and Joel Rosenkranz, New York; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2003.

    Quick Overview

    Artist
    Henry Kirke Brown / American, 1814–1886
    Date
    Modeled 1848–49, cast 1849
    Medium
    Bronze on bronze plinth
    Dimensions
    20.3 × 8.6 × 6 cm (8 × 3 3/8 × 2 3/8 in.)
    Type
    Sculpture
    Classification
    bronze
    Place
    United States
    Department
    Arts of the Americas
    Credit line
    Roger and J. Peter McCormick Endowments
    Accession no.
    2003.44

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