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Indian Hunter

Indian Hunter Sculpture in Central Park

Indian Hunter was the first sculpture in Central Park by an American artist. Having studied the Lakota tribe, Ward was interested in developing American subjects. This sculpture of a hunter, his bow and arrow in hand, restraining his faithful hunting dog, shows Ward's sensitive commitment to realism and anatomy.

Location

Mid-Park at 66th Street on the pathway west of the Mall and east of the Sheep Meadow.

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Details

Sculptor: John Quincy Adams Ward (1830-1910)
Date: 1866
Placed in Park: 1869
Material: Bronze with granite pedestal
Donor: 23 American artists and art patrons

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