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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Kaufman, Mico,     Willment, David,     Messick, J. Cabell,     T. F. McGann & Sons Company,     History -- United States     Architecture -- Boat     Figure group     Ethnic -- British     Ethnic -- Indian     Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Hampton     Relief     Sculpture

(Kecoughtan Indian Monument), (sculpture). Artist:  Kaufman, Mico, 1924-2016, sculptor. Willment, David, sculptor. Messick, J. Cabell, sculptor. T. F. McGann & Sons Company, founder. Title:  (Kecoughtan Indian Monument), (sculpture). Dates:  1957. Dedicated May 1, 1957. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Ship: bronze; Relief plaque: bronze; Base: grey granite and white granite. Dimensions:  Ship: approx. 2 ft. x 2 ft. x 4 in.; Base: approx. H. 9 ft. x W. 5 ft. Inscription:  T.F. McGann & Sons Co. Fdy. Sommerville, Mass (Bronze plaque on base:) Sculp 1957 Mico Kaufman (Upper front of base, raised:) 1607 (Lower front of base below plaque, incised:) Near here,/the English landed/April 30, 1607 before/going to Jamestown./They were welcomed/by the Kecoughtan/Indians with native/religious ceremonies, dancing, and feasting. (Back of base:) In 1610, following the starving time at Jamestown, early settlers founded new homes on Hampton's fertile fields, establishing the oldest continuous English-speaking settlement in America. signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A replica of a seventeenth century sailing ship rests atop a multitiered base with inscriptions on the front and back. The front of the base has a relief plaque showing English colonists being welcomed by the Kecoughtan Indians. Subject:  History -- United States -- Colonization Architecture -- Boat -- Sailing Ship Figure group Ethnic -- British Ethnic -- Indian -- Kecoughtan Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Hampton Relief Sculpture Owner:  Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Engineering Service, 100 Emancipation Drive, Hampton, Virginia 23667 Remarks:  Commemorates the 1607 landing of the English colonists at this site prior to settling at Jamestown, and the friendly welcome they received from the Kecoughtan Indians. In 1610, settlers from Jamestown moved to the Hampton vicinity, establishing the oldest continuous English-speaking settlement in America. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1995. 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 VA000122   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture VA000122 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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