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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Proctor, A. Phimister,     Brown, Glenn,     Brown, Bedford,     McComb, D. V.,     Guidone, A. L.,     Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company,     Portrait male -- Kicking Bear     Dress -- Accessory     Ethnic -- Indian     Occupation -- Other     Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington     Sculpture

Dumbarton Bridge: Indian Heads, (sculpture). Artist:  Proctor, A. Phimister, 1862-1950, sculptor. Brown, Glenn, architect. Brown, Bedford, architect. McComb, D. V., engineer. Guidone, A. L., contractor. Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company, founder. Title:  Dumbarton Bridge: Indian Heads, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Indian Heads, (sculpture). Indian Heads on Dumbarton Bridge, (sculpture). Dates:  1914. Dedicated Dec. 24, 1915. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Heads: sandstone. Dimensions:  56 heads. Description:  The image of Chief Kicking Bear's head adorned with a feathered headdress is repeated twenty eight times on each side of the Dumbarton Bridge. The heads appear in the center of the arches along the sides of the bridge. Subject:  Portrait male -- Kicking Bear -- Head Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Ethnic -- Indian -- Aztec Occupation -- Other -- Chief Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington Sculpture Owner:  Administered by District of Columbia, Department of Public Works, Design Engineering and Construction Administration, 2000 14th Street, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20009 Located Dumbarton Bridge, Q Street, N.W. Washington, District of Columbia Remarks:  Image in Goode publication is a detail of just one of the heads. IAS images files contain overview photographs. IAS files contain a list of citations for Dumbarton Bridge articles which appeared in The Washington Star and The Evening Star from 1913-1916. The bridge was designed by architect Glenn Brown and his son Bedford Brown along the engineer for the District of Columbia, D. V. McComb. A. L. Guidone of New York was the contractor. The heads are made from a life mask of Chief Kicking Bear. IAS files contain an excerpt from "Bridges and the City of Washington," U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, 1974, pg. 63-64 which also includes an image of one of the heads. Goode publication notes that the heads may have been designed by Glenn Brown. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 299. Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, H-22. 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 DC000059   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture DC000059 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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