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Chief Montour Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Phelps, Norman, sculptor. Roman Bronze Works, founder. Title:  Chief Montour Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned 1949. 1950. Dedicated May 30, 1950. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. H. 8 ft.; Post: approx. H. 12 1/2 ft. Inscription:  (Plaque on base contains history of the Town of Painted Post) signed Description:  Full-length figure of Andrew Montour, or Chief Montour stands on a tapered pedestal. There is a quiver of arrows on his back and he holds a bow in his proper left hand. His proper right hand is upraised in greeting. He stands in front of a tall tapered post, a replica of the painted posts from which the Town derives its name. Subject:  Portrait male -- Montour, Andrew -- Full length Ethnic -- Indian -- Seneca History -- United States -- New York Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Painted Post Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Town of Painted Post, Public Works, Box 110, Painted Post, New York 14871 Located Intersection of Hamilton & Water Streets, Painted Post, New York Remarks:  The monument honors Chief Andrew Montour, a Seneca Indian who, along with his brother John, helped whites settle this region. The sculpture replaces a previous cast figure erected in 1894 that was knocked over in a windstorm in 1948. The new statue cost $10,000, and pennies were collected from local school children for the base. IAS files contain the text of the plaque on the base, as quoted in correspondence from Mrs. Norman Phelps, dated Feb. 14, 1995. IAS files also contain related articles from the Crooked Lake Review (Hammondsport, New York), June 1993 and the Leader (New York), March 16, 1994. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994. 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 NY001825   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY001825 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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