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Rearick, Russell,
Ethnic -- Indian
Occupation -- Other
Dress -- Accessory
Dress -- Accessory
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Winamac
Sculpture
(Indian Head Gateway), (sculpture).
Artist:
Rearick, Russell, sculptor.
Title:
(Indian Head Gateway), (sculpture).
Dates:
1934.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Indiana limestone on a stone base.
Dimensions:
2 heads. Each head: approx. 3 x 3 x 2 ft.; Each base: approx. 12 x 19 x 3 ft.
Inscription:
(Indian Chief, on lower proper right:) R. REARICK Sc. (Brave on back:) R. REARICK Sc. signed
Description:
Entrance piers of mortared stone surmounted by busts of two Indians. The west bust depicts a Chief in full headdress; the east bust is a Brave with a feather, long braids and a necklace.
Subject:
Ethnic -- Indian -- Potawatomi
Occupation -- Other -- Chief
Dress -- Accessory -- Jewelry
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Winamac
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Winamac, Town Clerk & Treasurer's Office, 120 West Main Street, Winamac, Indiana 46996
Located Winamac City Park, Main entrance gate, Winamac, Indiana 46996
Remarks:
IAS files contain transcriptions from the Pulaski County Democrat (Winamac, IN), Feb. 15, 1934 and Pulaski County Democrat (Winamac, IN), Sept. 6, 1934. The young brave is reprsentative of the "common people" amoung the Indians and the Indian chief represents the Potawatomi Indian leaders who were forced out along the Tippecanoe. Civil Works Administration workers constructed the gateway. Matthews Bros. Stone Co. supplied the limestone.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1992.
Pulaski County Democrat (Winamac, IN), Feb. 15, 1934.
Pulaski County Democrat (Winamac, IN), Sept. 6, 1934.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Pulaski County Democrat (Winamac, IN), Sept. 6, 1934.
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 IN000130
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