Indian Hunter is an outdoor bronze sculpture by John Quincy Adams Ward, located at Central Park in Manhattan, New York.[1]

Indian Hunter
The sculpture in 2010
Artist	John Quincy Adams Ward
Year	1866 (1866)
Type	Sculpture
Medium	Bronze
Location	New York City, New York, United States
Coordinates	40°46′14″N 73°58′23″W

It was cast in bronze in 1866 at the L.A. Amouroux, NY at a cost of $10,000.[2][3] It was displayed at the Paris Exposition in 1867 and was later presented to the city of New York, where it was unveiled on February 4, 1869. The statue was the first sculpture by an American artist at Central Park, which at the time was only 11 years old.[4]

Physical description

The plinth is polished Rockport granite, and the statue, which depicts a larger than life size hunter and dog, is made of bronze.[3] The dimensions of the monument atop the plinth is 10 ft (3m) wide, 5 ft (1.5m) deep, and 6'3" (1.9m) tall.[3]

References

External links

• Media related to Indian Hunter by John Quincy Adams Ward at Wikimedia Commons

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