Appeal to the Great Spirit
- Appeal to the Great Spirit
"Appeal to the Great Spirit", a sculpture by Cyrus Dallin, is the last of a four-piece series called "The Epic of the Indian".
Dallin, a native of Utah, was raised in close proximity to Native American children. In 1909, the sculpture was cast in Paris and won a gold medal for its exhibition in the Paris Salon. There are three full size casts of the sculpture: one is located outside the main entrance to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts another is in Muncie, Indiana in the "Y" of the intersection of Walnut and Granville streets, and considered by many Muncie residents to be symbolic of Muncie. The city of Tulsa, Oklahoma contains the most recent full size installation in Woodward Park, at the intersection of 21st Street and Peoria. It was cast in the mid-80's by American Artbronze Fine Arts Foundry under the direction of Howard R. Kirsch.
A restoration of the Boston version was reversed at Dallin's request because he preferred the light green tones that had developed on the equestrian sculpture over time rather than the typical “statuary brown” patina the conservator applied prior to consulting him.
A bronze replica of the statue stands as the centerpiece of the Tower Room of Dartmouth College's Baker Tower, the College's main library and most iconic building. The Tower Room is one of the most elaborately decorated and embellished rooms at Dartmouth. The statue's central position as the most visible decoration of the campus' most prominent building speaks volumes to its fame and renown. Dartmouth was founded as an institution to educate the Native Americans of New England, and it often recalls that heritage through art such as Dallin's "Appeal to The Great Spirit".
In popular culture
* The sculpture is used as the logo for the Beach Boys’ vanity record label Brother Records. It was first seen on their 1967 album "Smiley Smile". When Beach Boy Carl Wilson was asked in 1975 why the group used this as their logo, he said the Indian was chosen because Carl’s grandfather believed that there was a spiritual Indian "guide" who watched over Brian, Dennis, and Carl from the "other side". The choice of the logo was Brian's. Carl called the logo "The Last Horizon".
* A painting of the sculpture appears on the cover of the album "Lysol" (1992) by rock group The Melvins.
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