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Bosin, Blackbear,
Architectural Metal Products, Inc.,
Figure male -- Full length
Ethnic -- Indian
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Wichita
Billboard
Sculpture
Keeper of the Plains, (sculpture).
Artist:
Bosin, Blackbear, 1921-1980, sculptor.
Architectural Metal Products, Inc., fabricator.
Title:
Keeper of the Plains, (sculpture).
Dates:
Designed 1968. Fabricated 1974. Dedicated May 18, 1974.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: Cor-Ten steel; Base: steel reinforced concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 44 x 8 x 12 ft.; Base: approx. 5 in. x 8 ft. x 2 ft.(5 tons).
Inscription:
(Plaque at base of sculpture:) Keeper of the/Plains/74 BLACKBEAR BOSIN signed
Description:
A curved, silhouette figure of a fierce Indian warrior, his face raised heavenward, arms extended in supplication to the Great Spirit. The abstract figure wears a feathered headdress, fringed leather tunic and pants.
Subject:
Figure male -- Full length
Ethnic -- Indian
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Wichita
Billboard
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Wichita, Department of Park and Recreation, 455 North Main, 11th floor, Wichita, Kansas 67202
Located Mid-America All-Indian Center, 650 North Seneca, Confluence of the Little and Big Arkansas Rivers, Wichita, Kansas 67203
Remarks:
The idea for the sculpture originated with staff from the Kansas Gas and Electric Company, who in 1968 approached Bosin to design the sculpture. KG&E staff developed a model for the piece based on Bosin's design. In 1971, Architectural Metal Products was awarded the contract to fabricate the piece. The sculpture was funded by the State Bicentennial Commission and the City of Wichita, with matching grants totaling $20,000. $8,500 was raised by the Boy Scouts, who sold commemorative medals featuring the design. The sculpture was dedicated May 18, 1974 and has become a symbol for the City.
IAS files contain copy of Rededication program, May 13, 1989; The Wichitan, Dec. 1978; and articles from Wichita Eagle-Beacon, May 12, 1974, and Wichita Eagle, Aug. 6, 1994.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas, Wichita survey, 1992.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
Paulsen, Chris, ed., "Beautifying Wichita Through Sculpture," Wichita, KS: Project Beauty, Inc., c. 1989. (booklet)
Polk, Chris Paulsen, "Beautifying Wichita Through Sculpture," Wichita, KS: Project Beauty, Inc., 2007, pg. 38.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Paulsen, Chris, ed., "Beautifying Wichita Through Sculpture," Wichita, KS: Project Beauty, Inc., c. 1989, pg. 6.
Polk, Chris Paulsen, "Beautifying Wichita Through Sculpture," Wichita, KS: Project Beauty, Inc., 2007, pg. 38.
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 75004994
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