Shamans Never Weep - Overland Park Convention Center - Overland Park, KS
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"And since learning he has Cherokee ancestry, he's begun doing pieces like "Shamans Never Weep," a bust of a strong-featured but apparently world-weary Indian. "Now I'm not just another white liberal with empathy," he said." - Salina Journal, 1993
Waymark Code: WMWNY3
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 09/24/2017
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County of art: Johnson County
Loction of art: Main floor, Overland Park Convention Center, Overland Park
Created: 1993
Value: $3,500
Artist: Jim Roberts
A bronze sculpture by Lawrence, Kansas, Artist Jim Brothers, approx. 30 inches tall
"The piece is a bust of an American Indian shaman that morphs into buffaloes at the base, and is attached to a walnut base. The shaman has a tear in his eye, which represents the deterioration of the American-Indian way of life and the disappearance of the buffalo.
This piece is part of the City of Overland Park's permanent Art displays in the Convention Center.
"The piece is part of a sold-out, limited edition of 35 sculptures, and has number 31 inscribed near the Base" - Lawrence Journal-World, 2002
A great piece on the artist at his passing: The Washington Post