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De Strelecki, Jean,
Abstract
Ethnic -- Indian
Figure male -- Full length
Dress -- Accessory
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Agoura
Sculpture
Chief White Eagle, (sculpture).
Artist:
De Strelecki, Jean, sculptor.
Title:
Chief White Eagle, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated May 5, 1940.
Medium:
Sculpture: painted concrete, chicken wire mesh; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 11 1/2 x 4 x 6 ft.; Base: approx. 9 x 67 x 79 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Abstract full-length figure of a Chumash Indian chief. He stands with his proper right hand raised high. He wears long flowing robes painted orange and a full feather headdress painted white. The concrete over wire sculpture stands on a square concrete base.
Subject:
Abstract
Ethnic -- Indian -- Chumash
Figure male -- Full length
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Agoura
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Las Virginas Historical Society, Roadside Drive, Agoura, California
Located Mount Strella, Agoura, California
Remarks:
The sculpture was built in the 1930's to honor the remaining members of the Chumash Indian tribe. Funds and labor for the sculpture were donated by residents of the community. IAS files contain copy of related Agoura Chamber of Commerce fact sheet, "Welcome to Agoura".
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994.
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 CA001245
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Inventory of American Sculpture
CA001245
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