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Garcia, Hector,
Fine Arts Sculpture Centre,
Portrait male -- Little Turtle, Chief
Ethnic -- Indian
Portrait male -- Me-she-kin-no-Quah
Dress -- Ethnic
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Fort Wayne
Sculpture
Little Turtle, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Garcia, Hector, sculptor.
Fine
Arts
Sculpture
Centre
,
founder
.
Title:
Little Turtle, (
sculpture
).
Other Titles:
Me-she-kin-no-Quah, Chief of the Miami Nation, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
Commissioned and modeled 1975-1976. Dedicated Oct. 1976.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture
: bronze; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture
: approx. 9 ft. 6 in. x 37 in. x 16 in.; Base: approx. 53 x 48 x 35 in.
Inscription:
(On plaque on base:) Little Turtle/Me-She-Kin-No-Quah/Chief of Miami Indian Nation/in Commemoration of Our Nation's BiCentennial/Donors (10 listed)/Hector Garcia, Sculptor/1976 unsigned
Description:
Standing figure of Little Turtle. He is long haired and wears a breechcloth, moccasins and a bear claw necklace with disk. Arms are at sides, and feet are far apart.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Little Turtle, Chief -- Full length
Ethnic -- Indian -- Miami
Portrait male -- Me-she-kin-no-Quah
Dress -- Ethnic -- Indian Dress
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
-- Indiana -- Fort Wayne
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Fort Wayne Historical Society, 302 East Berry Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802
Located Old Fort Wayne Orientation Center, 211 South Barr Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802
Remarks:
IAS files contain a related article from the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Aug. 9, 1976.
Sculpture
was commissioned by Ft. Wayne American Revolution Bicentennial Commission.
References:
Save Outdoor
Sculpture
, Indiana survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
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 IN000208
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
IN000208
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