Chief Roman Nose, (sculpture).

Chief Roman Nose, (sculpture).

Janecek, Gordon, landscape architect.

Chief Roman Nose, (sculpture).

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Sculpture: grey concrete over steel covered with white concrete and exposed, black-painted steel edges; Base: dolomite rock.

Approx. H. 13 ft. x W. 9 ft. x L. 26 ft.

(On sign:) ROMAN NOSE/STATE PARK

Park entrance marker featuring a colossal head of Chief Roman Nose in profile. He wears a long-feathered headdress ornamented with a diamond-shaped form on the side.

Portrait male -- Roman Nose, Henry -- Head

Ethnic -- Indian

Dress -- Accessory -- Hat

Outdoor Sculpture -- Oklahoma -- Watonga

Administered by State of Oklahoma, Tourism and Recreation Department, Division of State Parks, 15 North Robinson, Suite 801, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102

Located Roman Nose State Park, Watonga, Oklahoma

The sculpture was executed under the Civilian Conservation Corps, New Deal Resources in Oklahoma State Parks project created under the direction of Gordon Janecek, a landscape architect with the National Park Service. IAS files contain a Historic Preservation Resource Identification Form from the State Historical Preservation Office and an excerpt from "Roman Nose: A History of the Park," by M. C. Weber.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Oklahoma survey, 1995.

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