Hiawatha 1871-72, carved 1874 Augustus Saint-Gaudens American Saint-Gaudenss three years of study in Paris came to an abrupt end with the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War. He left for Rome in late 1870 and soon began Hiawatha, his first full-length statue, inspired by Henry Wadsworth Longfellows epic poem "The Song of Hiawatha" (1855). Seated on a rock in a contemplative pose, with his quiver of arrows and bow nearby, the fictional Ojibwe chief is "pondering, musing in the forest /On the welfare of his people," as an excerpt from Longfellows poem inscribed on the base declares. Saint-Gaudens was one of many artists who drew thematic inspiration from "The Song of Hiawatha," reinforcing the stereotype of the "vanishing" Native American.Read a Native Perspective on this work. Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's story Listen Play or pause #4510. Hiawatha Play or pause #9777. Kids: Hiawatha Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies We're sorry, the transcript for this audio track

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Hiawatha 1871-72, carved 1874 Augustus Saint-Gaudens American Saint-Gaudenss three years of study in Paris came to an abrupt end with the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War. He left for Rome in late 1870 and soon began Hiawatha, his first full-length statue, inspired by Henry Wadsworth Longfellows epic poem "The Song of Hiawatha" (1855). Seated on a rock in a contemplative pose, with his quiver of arrows and bow nearby, the fictional Ojibwe chief is "pondering, musing in the forest /On the welfare of his people," as an excerpt from Longfellows poem inscribed on the base declares. Saint-Gaudens was one of many artists who drew thematic inspiration from "The Song of Hiawatha," reinforcing the stereotype of the "vanishing" Native American.Read a Native Perspective on this work. Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's story Listen Play or pause #4510. Hiawatha Play or pause #9777. Kids: Hiawatha Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies We're sorry, the transcript for this audio track

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