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Chief Manitou, (sculpture). Artist:  Titus, Steve L., sculptor. Title:  Chief Manitou, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Ute Chief Springs, (sculpture). Dates:  May/June 1989. Dedicated June 23, 1989. Medium:  Figure: Cor-Ten steel or iron; Base: steel. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. 5 ft. 6.5 in. x 35 in. x 4 ft. 7 in.; Base: approx. 28.5 in. x 36 in. x 5 ft. 7 in. (1,100 lbs.). Inscription:  (On bottom of left foot:) S.L. Titus/89 (On base, left side, middle:) Chief/Manitou/S.L. Titus 89 signed Description:  A Native American kneels on his proper right knee, holding before him a water jug from which mineral water pours. His hair hangs in two ponytails and there are three feathers next to his proper right ear. He is wearing moccasins and a loincloth, but no shirt. The figure is mounted upon a rectangular base with a semicircular basin in the front into which the water pouring from the jug flows. Subject:  Figure male -- Full length Ethnic -- Indian Occupation -- Other -- Chief Dress -- Ethnic -- Indian Dress Object -- Other -- Container Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Manitou Springs Fountain Copy Sculpture Owner:  Ute Chief Trading Post, 1312 Manitou Avenue, Manitou Springs, Colorado 80829 Remarks:  The figure was commissioned by Sam Howard, the owner of the Ute Chief Trading Post, and is sited on sacred Indian land. Howard decided on the project as a "credit to the Indians." Mineral water from the Chief Ute Spring spouts from the figure's water jug and people may fill jugs or cups from it. The figure is a replica of a previous, plaster-cast Indian figure in a similar pose which had been at the spot until the early 1980s. Supposedly, there had been an Indian "curse" placed on those abusing sacred water from the springs, so when the new figure was dedicated, Indian dancer Michael Little Deer and his sons were enlisted to bless it. IAS files contain two related articles from the Pikes Peak Journal (Colorado Springs, CO), June, 9, 1989, pg. 21, and June 30, 1989, pg. 2. The June 30th article discusses the dedication ceremony. The June 9th article notes that the medium is hammered iron, but the SOS! survey notes that the medium is hammered Cor-Ten steel. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Colorado, Colorado Springs survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Pikes Peak Journal (Colorado Springs, CO), June 9, 1989, pg. 21. 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 CO000415   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CO000415 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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