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    Museum collections / The Metropolitan Museum of Art
    Choosing of the Arrow
    Henry Kirke Brown. Choosing of the Arrow, 1849. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).
    AT-00016607

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    Choosing of the Arrow

    by Henry Kirke Brown

    Quick Overview

    Artist
    Henry Kirke Brown (American, Leyden, Massachusetts 1814–1886 Newburgh, New York)
    Date
    1849
    Medium
    Bronze
    Dimensions
    22 x 11 3/8 x 5 5/8 in. (55.9 x 28.9 x 14.3 cm)
    Type
    Sculpture
    Classification
    Sculpture
    Department
    The American Wing
    Credit line
    Purchase, Mia R. Taradash and Dorothy Schwartz Gifts, and Morris K. Jesup and Rogers Funds, 2005
    Accession no.
    2005.405

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