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Lantz, Michael,
Van Antwerp, T. Cooper,
Portrait male -- Tuscaloosa
Occupation -- Other
Ethnic -- Indian
Object -- Weapon
Mythology -- American Indian
History -- United States
Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Mobile
Sculpture
Fort Louis/Conde/Charlotte Monument: Tuscaloosa (Indian Chief), (sculpture).
Artist:
Lantz, Michael, 1908-1988, sculptor.
Van Antwerp, T. Cooper, architect.
Title:
Fort Louis/Conde/Charlotte Monument: Tuscaloosa (Indian Chief), (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Tuscaloosa (Indian Chief), (sculpture).
Dates:
1957-1974. Dedicated June 6, 1974.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Bronze.
Dimensions:
Approx. 3 ft. 6 in. x 1 ft. 6 in. x 6 in.
Description:
Male figure standing on a rock. His face is turned to the proper left side. He holds a bow in his proper right hand. His proper left arm is extended out somewhat from his side. He wears a skirt and a feather hat. Below the figure are the religious symbols of a slain eagle, the Corn Goddess, and the Sun God.
Subject:
Portrait male
--
Tuscaloosa
--
Full length
Occupation
--
Other
--
Chief
Ethnic
--
Indian
Object
--
Weapon
--
Bow and Arrow
Mythology
--
American Indian
History
--
United
States
--
Alabama
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
--
Alabama
--
Mobile
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Mobile County Courthouse, Maintenance Department, 109 Government Street, Mobile,
Alabama
36602
Located Mobile County Courthouse, 109 Government Street, South Facade, Mobile,
Alabama
Remarks:
This figure is one of five figures of the Fort Louis/Conde/Charlotte Monument on the south facade of the courthouse. The figures represent the peoples and nations who have occupied the area on which the fort stood. There is an outline of the fort on the wall above the figures; within the outline is the following inscription: FORT LOUIS-DE-LA-MOBILE/1711-1720/FORT CONDE/1720-1763/FORT CHARLOTTE/1763-1823. Below the figures an inscription on the wall reads: UPON THIS VERY SPOT WERE BUILT/THE FORTS WHICH GAVE PROTECTION/TO THAT TINY SETTLEMENT FROM/WHICH OUR CITY NOW HAS GROWN. SOS! files contain transcriptions for two more nearby markers, and copies from a program for the dedication of the monument; the program includes historical information about the fort, the portrait subjects, and the creation of the monument.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture,
Alabama
survey, 1993.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
Sheffield, Alton, Administrative Asst., Museum Department, City of Mobile, 1976.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Related Works:
Component of: 75000021.
Component of: 75000022.
Component of: 75000023.
Component of: 75000024.
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 75000020
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Inventory of American Sculpture
75000020
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