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    		• J.L. Mott Iron Works,
     
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    		• Walker, George,
     
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    		• Figure male -- Full length
     
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    		• Ethnic -- Indian
     
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    		• Dress -- Ethnic
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Mount Kisco
     
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    		• Fountain
     
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    Chief Kisco, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    J.L. Mott Iron Works, founder.
    Walker, George, fabricator.
    Title: 
    Chief Kisco, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1907. Dedicated Sept. 2, 1907. Relocated 1927. Reinstalled 1970.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: painted zinc alloy; Base: cast concrete and carved stone.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 74 in.; Base: approx. H. 87 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On polished granite shield on north side of base:) PRESENTED TO THE/VILLAGE OF MT. KISCO/BY D. F. GORHAM, 1907 (On south side of base:) GOD'S ONLY BEVERAGE/FOR MAN AND BEAST unsigned
    Description: 
    Full-length American Indian figure stands on a columnic base. He wears a three-feathered headdress, bear claw necklace, medallion, cape and buckskin leggings. He holds a bow in his proper left hand and an arrow in his proper right hand. The figure's base sits in basin which was formerly a watering trough.
    Subject: 
    Figure male -- Full length
    Ethnic -- Indian
    Dress -- Ethnic -- Indian Dress
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Mount Kisco
    Fountain
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Village of Mount Kisco, Mount Kisco, New York
    Located Jeff Feigl Square, Intersection of Routes 117 & 113, Mount Kisco, New York
    Exhibitions: 
    Centennial International Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876.
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture is reportedly one of twenty stock figures which was first exhibited at the Centennial International Exhibition in Philadelphia in 1876. This piece was a gift of David Fletcher Gorham as a symbol of the Prohibition Party. George Walker built the base. It was originally installed at Main Street & Morger Avenue. It was moved to another site on Main Street in 1927. In 1970 it was restored by Robert Stone and reinstalled at Jeff Feigl Square. The sculpture was originally part of a larger drinking fountain and watering trough. Although always known locally as "Chief Kisco," there is no evidence that any such person existed. The work was featured in Ripley's Believe or Not in 1968. IAS files contain excerpts from "Chief Kisco and his Brothers," by Oliver A. Knapp, Jr. (Mount Kisco, NY: Mount Kisco Historical Committee, 1980) which include an illustration of the work in one of its original sites.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York 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 NY001868
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