Chief Plenty Coups, (sculpture).

Chief Plenty Coups, (sculpture).

Felt, Dolly, sculptor.

Chief Plenty Coups, (sculpture).

Jan. 1966. Dedicated 1978.

Sculpture: concrete; Base: concrete.

Sculpture: approx. 29 x 21 x 12 in.; Base: approx. 48 x 18 x 12 in.

(copyright symbol) Dolly Felt signed

Bust of Chief Plenty Coups depicts a Native American with two long braids who is looking upward.

Portrait male -- Plenty Coups, Chief -- Bust

Ethnic -- Indian -- Crow

Outdoor Sculpture -- Montana -- Pryor

Administered by State of Montana, Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks, Parks Division, Pryor, Montana 59066

Located Chief Plenty Coups State Park, Pryor, Montana

Gift of Felt, Dolly,

Gift of the artist. This sculpture was originally created for a contest in 1966. It was donated to the current owner in 1978. Nearby plaque reads: Plenty Coups/Chief of the Crow/1848-1932/Courageous, determined and/straight-forward/Donated by: Margaret "Dolly" Felt/1978 IAS files include a related article from the Billings Gazette, April 19, 1966.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Montana survey, 1994.

Billings Gazette, April 19, 1966, Sunday Magazine, pg. 6.

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