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    		• J. W. Fiske Iron Works,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Logan, Chief
     
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    		• Occupation -- Other
     
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    		• Ethnic -- Indian
     
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    		• Dress -- Ethnic
     
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    		• Fountain
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- West Virginia -- Williamson
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Chief Logan, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    J. W. Fiske Iron Works, founder.
    Title: 
    Chief Logan, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Mingo, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    ca. 1920. Relocated ca. 1969.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Figure: painted metal; Base: metal on concrete pad.
    Dimensions: 
    Figure: approx. H. 6 ft. x Diam. 1 ft. 4 in.; Base: approx. Diam. 2 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (Stamped on plinth:) J.W. FISK MONUMENT CO. N.Y. Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    Full-length standing figure of Chief Logan, facing north, with head turned to the east or proper left. His proper right arm is held straight at his side and his proper left arm is bent forward. His proper right leg is straight. His proper left leg is bent and his left foot rests on what appears to be a large rock. He wears no shirt, but has a long cape behind his shoulders which drapes down past his knees. He wears a necklace with teeth attached. A leather strap over his proper left shoulder extends down to his proper right hip. Another leather strap holds a garment that drapes around his waist. He wears leather leggings with fringe along the outer seams. He is barefoot and has long black hair held in a headband.
    The plinth is a representation of a stack of stones made from the same type of metal as the rest of the sculpture. There is a circular pipe arrangement around the plinth, which may have served as a fountain at one time.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Logan, Chief -- Full length
    Occupation -- Other -- Chief
    Ethnic -- Indian -- Mingo
    Dress -- Ethnic -- Indian Dress
    Object Type: 
    Fountain
    Outdoor Sculpture -- West Virginia -- Williamson
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Mingo County, Mingo County Commission, P. O. Box 1197, Williamson, West Virginia 25661
    Located Mingo County Courthouse, Second Avenue & Logan Street, Williamson, West Virginia 25661
    Remarks: 
    This sculpture is identical to one located at Mingo Flat, WV (WV000104) except for the base and paint coloring. This piece was originally installed at the old Mingo Courthouse and was relocated when the new Courthouse was built, ca. 1969 at the same site. The monument commemorates Chief Logan, of the Mingo tribe. It was the murder of Logan's family that precipitated the Battle of Point Pleasant.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, West Virginia survey, 1992.
    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 WV000105
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