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The Wounded Indian, a free standing American sculpture 35-1/2 inches tall x 59 x 30-1/4 inches wide, located in the Chrysler Museum, was purchased by Walter P. Chrysler Jr. during his last action as a collector. This life size, marble image depicts a dying “noble savage” from Eastern woodlands of a young America. The Wounded Indian was created by Peter Stevenson in 1848, and carved in 1850 in Boston. My first response to the sculpture was amazement. The life size sculpture of an Indian wounded by an arrow piercing his side, carved from marble. The outstanding form of his garment draped around his thighs and private area. The details through- out the body of the sculpture were impressive to the eye. Being able to notice the accurate anatomy, and veins of the body made me feel as though a human had been frozen in the moment. Although most of th