Creator Biography
Paul Manship, American, 1885–1966 (artist)
Art Institute of Chicago (publisher)
Preview
Creation Date
ca. 1940s
Medium
Postcard
Dimensions
4 × 3½ in. (10.16 x 8.89 cm)
Credit Line
Purchase by the Department of Art History, 2025
Accession Number
2025.109
Description
The Paul Manship sculpture shown in this postcard depicts a mythical "Indian type," a racist trope that essentially categorized all indigenous people as interchangeable.
2025.109.back.jpg (2894 kB)
Reverse
Reverse
Keywords
After 1800, American, Native American