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    		• Toth, Peter,
     
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    		• Figure male -- Bust
     
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    		• Ethnic -- Indian
     
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    		• Dress -- Accessory
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Tall Oak, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Toth, Peter, 1947- , sculptor.
    Title: 
    Tall Oak, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Peter Toth Indian Monument, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Sept.-Dec. 1978. Dedicated Sept. 29, 1979.
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bur oak; Base: cement and stone.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 27 ft. x Diam. 4 ft. 4 in. x Circum. 14 ft. x 4 in.; Base: approx. H. 4 ft. 10 in. x Diam. 8 ft. x Circum. 23 ft. 7 in. (32 tons).
    Inscription: 
    (On lower right of figure's neck:) PT (On plaque on front of base:) TO THE/AMERICAN INDIAN/SCULPTURE/BY/PETER TOTH/DEDICATED SEPT. 29, 1979/BY GOV. JOHN CARLIN signed
    Description: 
    A bust of an American Indian with a feathered headdress and long hair. The Indian's face is a composite of facial characteristics and ornaments of Indians from various tribes. The sculpture is placed atop a base of cemented native stones.
    Subject: 
    Figure male -- Bust
    Ethnic -- Indian
    Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Coadministered by Doniphan County, County Commissioners, P. O. Box 278, Troy, Kansas 66087
    Coadministered by City of Troy, Troy, Kansas
    Located Doniphan County Courthouse, South side, on the square facing East Chestnut Street, Troy Kansas 66087
    Remarks: 
    The artist chose the City of Troy for the siting of the sculpture because Doniphan County then held the largest population of tribal Indians of any county in the state, and Troy was the county seat. Mayor Tootie Blake and other Troy residents helped design and construct the base. An estimated 2,000 people attended the sculpture's dedication, including Governor Robert Bennett, State Senator John Chandler, and State Representative Francis Gordon. IAS files contain a copy of the dedication booklet and related articles from the Kansas Chief (Troy, Kansas), Oct. 5, 1978; Sept. 20, 1979; Sept. 27, 1979; Oct. 4, 1979; Oct. 20, 1988; and Sept. 13, 1994; and from The Gazette (St. Joseph, Missouri), Sept. 20, 1979; Sept. 30, 1979; and Oct. 21, 1988. IAS files also contain excerpt from Kansas Wildlife & Parks, (May/June 1988): pg. 43.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas survey, 1994.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Kansas Wildlife & Parks, (May/June 1988): pg. 43.
    Note: 
    The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
    Repository: 
    Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
    Control Number: 
    IAS KS000486
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