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Otus Micco, (sculpture). Artist:  Andrews, Phillip, sculptor. Title:  Otus Micco, (sculpture). Dates:  1989. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: wateroak, carved and painted, encased in fiberglass; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 9.5 x 4 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 2 ft. x 73 in. x 63 in. Inscription:  (Plaque on top of base:) "Otus Micco" carved and donated by PHILLIP ANDREWS in 1989/In 1816, by orders of Andrew Jackson,/Otus Micco and his people abandoned their village/and fled to Spanish Florida rather than live under the guns of Fort Gaines and submit to American rule. unsigned Description:  A large, chain saw carved head of Native American Otus Micco,wearing a headdress with one feather. The head is brightly painted in primary colors and earth tones and is atop a multitiered base. Subject:  Portrait male -- Micco, Otus -- Head Ethnic -- Indian History -- United States -- Louisiana Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Fort Gaines Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Fort Gaines, Parks Department, P. O. Box 251, Fort Gaines, Georgia 31751 Located Old site of colonial Fort Gaines, Fort Gaines, Georgia Remarks:  Otus Micco was a Native American who, in 1816, by orders of Andrew Jackson, abandoned his village with his people and fled to Spanish Florida rather than live under the guns of Fort Gaines and submit to American rule. Sculpture was donated by the artist, Phillip Andrews. Sculpture was encased in fiberglass and repainted after repeated vandalism. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia 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 GA000147   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture GA000147 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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