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Landing Brave, (sculpture). Artist:  Toth, Peter, 1947- , sculptor. Title:  Landing Brave, (sculpture). Dates:  1976. Dedicated Feb. 1977. Medium:  Sculpture: Darlington oak; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 22 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 2 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 ft. (12 tons). Description:  Colossal head of a Native-American brave. His hair is in two braids and he wears a multi-feathered headdress. Subject:  Figure male -- Head Ethnic -- Indian Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- South Carolina -- Charleston Sculpture Owner:  Charles Towne Landing, Park Lites, Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism, 1500 Old Town Road, Charleston, South Carolina 29407 Remarks:  Gift of Peter Toth in honor of the American Indian. This is one of a series of Indian heads donated to each state by the artist. Text of nearby plaque reads: LANDING BRAVE/PETER TOTH/1977/SCULPTOR'S BICENTENNIAL GIFT TO SOUTH CAROLINA/A MEMORIAL TO A PROUD AND NOBLE PEOPLE-THE AMERICAN INDIAN, SO THEY/WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN, BUT REMEMBERED IN OUR MINDS AND HEARTS./WOOD: DARLINGTON OAK HEIGHT: 24 FEET/AGE: APPROXIMATELY 500 YEARS WEIGHT: 12 TONS IAS files include the artist's statement and additional information. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, South Carolina survey, 1993. 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 SC000226   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture SC000226 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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