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Clausel, Ernest,
Hamm, Dexter,
Luttrell, Houston,
Buntin, Irby,
Ethnic -- Indian
Figure male -- Full length
Dress -- Ethnic
Occupation -- Other
Object -- Weapon
Billboard
Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Corinth
Sculpture
Untitled, (sculpture).
Artist:
Clausel, Ernest, sculptor.
Hamm, Dexter, carver.
Luttrell, Houston, carver.
Buntin, Irby, designer.
Title:
Untitled, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Indian Scout, (sculpture).
Dates:
1939.
Medium:
Sculpture: plate steel, painted; Base: Tishomingo County rock.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. 2 in. x 3 ft. 10 1/2 in. x 1/4 in.; Base: approx. 2 ft. 3 in. x 4 ft. 3 in. x 37 in.
Inscription:
(Bolted on front of base, 1/8 in. thick letters:) TISHOMINGO/STATE PARK unsigned
Description:
A flat cut-out silhouette of an Indian chief wearing a feathered headdress. He holds a bow out to the side in his extended proper left hand. He draws back the bow and holds the arrow with his proper right hand. His back is towards the viewer and he appears to be supported by a metal rod which is attached to the rock. Painted silver, he stands atop a large piece of Tishomingo County rock. The sculpture was created using a coal chisel, hacksaw and file.
Subject:
Ethnic -- Indian
Figure male -- Full length
Dress -- Ethnic -- Indian Dress
Occupation -- Other -- Chief
Object -- Weapon -- Bow and Arrow
Object Type:
Billboard
Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Corinth
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Corinth, Board of Aldermen, City Hall, Childs Street, Corinth, Mississippi 38834
Located Tishomingo State Park, Near park office Corinth, Mississippi 38834
Remarks:
The sculpture was created by employees of the National Park Service as part of the Civilian Conservation Corps, which built Tishomingo State Park. Pascal Eddings served as the model; Irby Buntin drew the design; Ernest Clausel made the sculpture; and Dexter Hamm and Houston Luttrell served as carvers. Clausel originally made three identical sculptures: one, placed at the entrance of Tishomingo State Park on old Highway 25 was stolen; the second, placed at the corner of Main and Polk Streets in Corinth was destroyed by a truck. This third surviving statue was formerly located at the Intersection of Highways 47 and 72. It was moved in the Spring of 1993 to the State Park.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Mississippi survey, 1993.
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 MS000036
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MS000036
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