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Silvercruys, Suzanne,
Unknown (Norwalk, Connecticut),
Portrait female -- Noccalula
Ethnic -- Indian
Dress -- Ethnic
State of Being -- Death
Portrait female -- Stanley, Kay Smith
Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Gadsden
Logo
Sculpture
Noccalula, (sculpture).
Artist:
Silvercruys
,
Suzanne
,
1898-1973
,
sculptor
.
Unknown (Norwalk, Connecticut), founder.
Title:
Noccalula, (sculpture).
Dates:
1968-1969. Dedicated Sept. 21, 1969.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze with patina; Base: natural rock.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 9 x 3 x 6 ft.; Base: approx. 4 x 5 x 8 ft. (3,000 lbs.).
Description:
Full-length figure of Noccalula, a Cherokee Indian princess, stands on her proper right foot, poised to jump into the waterfall that has since been named for her. She has two long braids and is dressed in a simple Native-American costume.
Subject:
Portrait female -- Noccalula -- Full length
Ethnic -- Indian -- Cherokee
Dress -- Ethnic -- Indian Dress
State of Being -- Death -- Suicide
Portrait female -- Stanley, Kay Smith -- Full length
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Gadsden
Logo
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Gadsden, Department of Parks & Recreation, Gadsden, Alabama
Located Noccalula Falls Park, Gadsden, Alabama
Remarks:
Commissioned by the Gadsden Women's Club for $25,000 as a gift to the City. Noccalula was a Cherokee Indian princess who committed suicide by leaping into the falls after being forced into an arranged marriage. The concept for the sculpture was first suggested by Mayor Lesley Gilliland. Kay Smith Stanley of Glencoe, Alabama modelled for the piece. The sculpture was modelled in Tucson, Arizona and cast in Norwalk, Connecticut. It was then given acid baths to give it an aged look. IAS files contain a related article from the Gadsden Times, Sept. 21, 1969 a brochure from Noccalula Falls on which the sculpture's likeness appears as a logo and the text of a nearby commemorative plaque.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alabama 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 AL000303
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