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Warrior Osceola, (sculpture). Artist:  Kuhs, Jesse, sculptor. Title:  Warrior Osceola, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Sept. 1993. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: red cedar, carved; Base: brick. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 24 ft. x Diam. 6 ft. Inscription:  (Lower front of sculpture, incised:) THEY CANNOT CAPTURE ME/EXCEPT UNDER A WHITE FLAG/THEY CANNOT HOLD ME/EXCEPT IN CHAINS Description:  A large bust of the famous Florida Seminole Indian leader Osceola. He wears a headdress with two feathers in the back, a necklace, and a breastplate-like adornment. Bust is inscribed on the front and is mounted on top of a short base. Subject:  Portrait male -- Osceola -- Bust Ethnic -- Indian -- Seminole Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Iowa -- Osceola Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Osceola, 1015 Lake Shore Drive, Osceola, Iowa 50213 Located Jeffreys Drive at crossroads of Interstate 35 & U.S. 34, Osceola, Iowa Remarks:  Bust was carved from a 25,000 pound log shipped from the Olympia Peninsula of Washington. It replaced an earlier wood sculpture by Peter Toth. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Iowa survey, 1996. 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 IA000220   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IA000220 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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