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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Silvercruys, Suzanne,     Unknown (Norwalk, Connecticut),     Portrait female -- Noccalula     Ethnic -- Indian     Dress -- Ethnic     State of Being -- Death     Portrait female -- Stanley, Kay Smith     Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Gadsden     Logo     Sculpture

Noccalula, (sculpture). Artist:  Silvercruys, Suzanne, 1898-1973, sculptor. Unknown (Norwalk, Connecticut), founder. Title:  Noccalula, (sculpture). Dates:  1968-1969. Dedicated Sept. 21, 1969. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze with patina; Base: natural rock. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 9 x 3 x 6 ft.; Base: approx. 4 x 5 x 8 ft. (3,000 lbs.). Description:  Full-length figure of Noccalula, a Cherokee Indian princess, stands on her proper right foot, poised to jump into the waterfall that has since been named for her. She has two long braids and is dressed in a simple Native-American costume. Subject:  Portrait female -- Noccalula -- Full length Ethnic -- Indian -- Cherokee Dress -- Ethnic -- Indian Dress State of Being -- Death -- Suicide Portrait female -- Stanley, Kay Smith -- Full length Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Gadsden Logo Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Gadsden, Department of Parks & Recreation, Gadsden, Alabama Located Noccalula Falls Park, Gadsden, Alabama Remarks:  Commissioned by the Gadsden Women's Club for $25,000 as a gift to the City. Noccalula was a Cherokee Indian princess who committed suicide by leaping into the falls after being forced into an arranged marriage. The concept for the sculpture was first suggested by Mayor Lesley Gilliland. Kay Smith Stanley of Glencoe, Alabama modelled for the piece. The sculpture was modelled in Tucson, Arizona and cast in Norwalk, Connecticut. It was then given acid baths to give it an aged look. IAS files contain a related article from the Gadsden Times, Sept. 21, 1969 a brochure from Noccalula Falls on which the sculpture's likeness appears as a logo and the text of a nearby commemorative plaque. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alabama 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 AL000303   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture AL000303 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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