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Chief Decorah, (sculpture). Artist:  Landsverk, Halvor, sculptor. Title:  Chief Decorah, (sculpture). Dates:  1940s. Relocated May 1989. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: Portland cement and galvanized steel windmill blades, painted; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 11 ft.; Base: approx. 8 in. x 4 ft. x 4 ft. (3 tons). Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Full-length figure of Chief Decorah stands on a low square base. The figure wears buckskin clothing including moccasins and an elaborate feathered headdress and breastplate. His proper right arm is raised as though in greeting and he holds a peace pipe crooked in his proper left arm. The figure is made of Portland cement except for the clothing fringe and feathers in the headdress, which are made of galvanized windmill blades. Subject:  Portrait male -- Decorah, Chief -- Full length Ethnic -- Indian -- Plains Indians Dress -- Ethnic -- Indian Dress Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Object -- Other -- Pipe Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Spring Valley Billboard Sculpture Owner:  Spring Valley Chamber of Commerce, 400 North Broadway, Spring Valley, Minnesota 55975 Provenance:  Formerly located Mystery Cave, Preston, Minnesota 1950-1989 Remarks:  Executed in the 1940s, the sculpture was purchased in 1950 by Clarence Prohaska. According to Mr. Prohaska, the sculpture was dedicated by Winnebago Indians from Albert Lea, Minnesota, during a pow wow on the site of the piece's original location. IAS files contain a related article from the Spring Valley Tribune, May 31, 1989. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota survey, 1995. Illustration:  Image on file. Spring Valley Tribune, May 31, 1989, pg. 3. 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 MN000599   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MN000599 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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