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Sitting Bull, (sculpture). Artist:  Shillingstad, Jack, sculptor. Title:  Sitting Bull, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Tatanka Iyotale, (sculpture). Dates:  Copyrighted 1985. August 1985. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Marble epoxy plaque set in a concrete base. Dimensions:  Approx. 77 x 35 x 5 1/2 in. Inscription:  J. Shillingstad (copyright symbol) 1985 (Incised on plaque:) 1834 (sic)-1890/Sitting Bull/Tatanka Iyotake/Sitting Bull was born on the Grand River a few miles/west of Mobridge. His tragic end came at the very/place he was born. He was shot when being arrested/because of his alleged involvement with the Ghost/Dance Craze./Sitting Bull was originally buried at Fort Yates, N.D./On April 8, 1953 surviving relatives with the aid of/the Dakota Memorial Association moved his remains to/the present location and dedicated the Memorial/Burial Site, April 11, 1953/1876-Victorious at the Battle of Little Big Horn/1877-Sought asylum in Canada/1881-Returned to the United States/1885-Toured with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show signed Description:  Plaque set within a marker depicts a relief of Sitting Bull over text which briefly describes his life. He wears two long braids and eagle feathers pointed downward. A peace pipe lays horizontally under the head. Subject:  Portrait male -- Sitting Bull, Chief -- Head Ethnic -- Indian -- Sioux Object -- Other -- Pipe Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- South Dakota -- Mobridge Gravestone Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Chamber of Commerce, Sitting Bull Restoration Committee, Mobridge, South Dakota Located Four miles west of Mobridge, west side of the Missouri River, Mobridge, South Dakota Remarks:  Commissioned by the Mobridge Chamber of Commerce Sitting Bull Restoration Committee to mark the gravesite of Sitting Bull (1831?-1890), a Sioux Indian Chief. One of several sculptures of the Sitting Bull at this site. IAS files include a related article from the Mobridge Tribune, Aug. 26, 1985. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, South Dakota 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 SD000077   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture SD000077 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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