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Seated Indian, (sculpture). Artist:  Greer, Jefferson Elliot, 1905-1958, sculptor. Title:  Seated Indian, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Chief Wrong Font, (sculpture). Dates:  1949. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: stucco over concrete; Base: concrete and brick. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 7 1/2 x 6 x 5 ft.; Base: approx. 20 x 17 x 18 in. Inscription:  (On bottom rear of sculpture:) GREER signed Description:  Figure of a bare chested, male Indian, seated and dressed in a breechcloth and moccasins, with two braids down his back. He chisels a tablet that he holds upright with his proper left arm against his upraised knee. The tablet has a series of concentric circles and a bear claw. The Indian holds the chisel with his proper right hand, the chisel resting on top of his folded knee. The sculpture is set within a planter. Subject:  Figure male -- Full length Ethnic -- Indian Occupation -- Other -- Chief Dress -- Ethnic -- Indian Dress Object -- Art Tool -- Chisel Object -- Written Matter Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe Sculpture Owner:  Santa Fe New Mexican, 202 East Marcy, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501 Remarks:  The sculpture was commissioned to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Santa Fe New Mexican newspaper by owner Frank Rand. At the time of the 1994 SOS! survey, the sculpture was undergoing restoration. The plaque had reportedly been recently stolen. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Mexico 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 NM000428   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NM000428 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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