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Beach, Dennis D.,
Ethnic -- Indian
Portrait male -- Little Owl, Chief
Animal -- Bird
Occupation -- Other
Dress -- Accessory
Outdoor Sculpture -- Delaware -- Bethany Beach
Sculpture
Chief Little Owl, (sculpture).
Artist:
Beach, Dennis D., sculptor.
Title:
Chief Little Owl, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Chief Little Owl II, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated May 1994.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: wood; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 30 ft. x W. 5 ft.; Base: approx. 3 x 6 x 5 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
An elongated bust of a Native-American man wearing a headband, and with the stylized figure of an eagle on top of his head. The eagle's wings are draped down the side and back of the Indian's head.
Subject:
Ethnic -- Indian
Portrait male -- Little Owl, Chief -- Bust
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Occupation -- Other -- Chief
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Delaware -- Bethany Beach
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Bethany Beach, 214 Garfield Parkway, Town Hall, Bethany Beach, Delaware
Located Garfield Parkway, Bethany Beach, Delaware
Remarks:
May be a replacement for an earlier, similar sculpture by Peter Toth of the same name which had been installed at or near the same site prior to its destruction in 1992.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Delaware 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 DE000051
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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