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Homage -- Bigheart, George
Ethnic -- Indian
Religion -- Angel
Emblem -- Cross
Outdoor Sculpture -- Oklahoma -- Gray Horse
Gravestone
Sculpture
(George Bigheart Marker), (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
(George Bigheart Marker), (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1923.
Medium:
Sculpture: white marble; Base: polished granite with a concrete pad.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 5 1/2 ft. x 28 in. x 23 in.; Base: approx. 55 x 45 x 41 in.
Inscription:
(Incised in base, front:) GEORGE BIGHEART/BORN SEPT. 12, 1876/DIED JUNE 24, 1923/Although he sleeps,/His memory doth live./And cheering comfort,/To his mourners give. unsigned
Description:
Full-length figure of a female angel grasps the top of a cross with her upraised proper left hand. She holds a portion of her flowing garment in her proper right hand. She has shoulder-length hair and full-length wings. The cross is topped with a wreath of flowers. The sculpture is set atop a tiered granite base.
Subject:
Homage -- Bigheart, George
Ethnic -- Indian -- Osage
Religion -- Angel
Emblem -- Cross
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Oklahoma -- Gray Horse
Gravestone
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Osage Nation, Administration, 819 Grandview, Pawhuska, Oklahoma 74056
Located Gray Horse Cemetery, County Road 5451, Little Star Drive, west of Mason Boulevard, Gray Horse, Oklahoma
Remarks:
Sculpture marks the burial site of George Bigheart (1876-1923) an Osage Indian.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Oklahoma survey, 1996.
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 OK000221
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Inventory of American Sculpture
OK000221
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