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Kinney, Belle,
Giuliano, Z. Stefano,
Portrait male -- Ross, John
Occupation -- Other
Ethnic -- Indian
Occupation -- Military
Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Chattanooga
Sculpture
John Ross, (sculpture).
Artist:
Kinney
, Belle,
1890-1959
,
sculptor
.
Giuliano, Z. Stefano,
sculptor
.
Title:
John Ross, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation 1828-1866, (sculpture).
Dates:
1958.; Dedicated March 30, 1958.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Bronze sculpture on a stone base.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 30 x 42 x 20 in.; Base: approx. 76 x 42 x 20 in.
Inscription:
(Front of base:) JOHN ROSS/PRINCIPAL CHIEF/OF THE/CHEROKEE NATION/1823 - 1866 (Back of base:) ERECTED BY/THE JOHN ROSS STATUE COMMITTEE/ZELLA ARMSTRONG, CHAIRMAN/GRIFFIN MARTIN, TREASURER/PENELOPE JOHNSON ALLEN/LENA BARTON KAIN/ROSALIND EWING MARTIN/JESSIE EUGENIA TURNER/CHATTANOOGA WOMAN'S PRESS CLUB/VOLUNTEER CHAPTER, U.S.D. 1812/CHIEF JOHN ROSS CHAPTER, D.A.R./HAMILTON COUNTY, WILKES THRASHER, JUDGE/TENNESSEE HISTORICAL COMMISSION/BELLE
KINNEY
,
SCULPTOR
(Side of base:) JOHN ROSS/ESTABLISHED/ROSS'S LANDING 1815/WHICH BECAME/CHATTANOOGA 1838 (Another side of base:) JOHN ROSS/OCTOBER 3, 1790/AUGUST 1, 1866/ADJUTANT/CHEROKEE REGIMENT/WAR OF 1812/FAITHFUL TO HIS TRUST/HE SPENT HIS LIFE IN/THE SERVICE OF HIS NATION/A LOYAL CHEROKEE/A GREAT AMERICAN unsigned
Description:
Portrait bust of a man with short cropped hair and a coat or cape around his shoulders.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Ross, John -- Bust
Occupation -- Other -- Chief
Ethnic -- Indian -- Cherokee
Occupation -- Military
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Chattanooga
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Hamilton County, Hamilton County Maintenance Department, 1110 Dayton Boulevard, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37415
Located Hamilton County Courthouse, Lawn, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402
Remarks:
Z. Stefano Giuliano made the mask for the face.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Tennessee survey, 1992.
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 TN000012
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Inventory of American Sculpture
TN000012
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