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Baker, Margaret,
Walters, Colonel E.,
Portrait male -- Baconrind, Chief
Portrait male -- Walters, E.
Ethnic -- Indian
State of Being -- Emotion
Literature -- Walters
Outdoor Sculpture -- Oklahoma -- Skedee
Sculpture
Bond of Friendship, (sculpture).
Artist:
Baker, Margaret, sculptor.
Walters, Colonel E., designer.
Title:
Bond of Friendship, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Chief Baconrind and Colonel E. Walters, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated April 22, 1926.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: painted bronze; Base: concrete and sandstone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 x 2 1/2 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 16 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 7 ft.
Inscription:
(On front and back of base:) BOND OF FRIENDSHIP/WELCOME TO SKEDEE (On base, front, below figures:) CHIEF BACONRIND/COL. E. WALTERS (On base, south side:) DEDICATED/TO/OKLAHOMA/BY/COL. E. WALTERS (A poem entitled "Legend" appears on the north side of the base) unsigned
Description:
Sculpture depicts the lifelong friendship of Osage Chief Baconrind and Colonel E. Walters. The two figures are shaking hands. The Chief wears a beaver cap and a cloak. Walters wears a suit with trousers tucked into his boots and holds his hat in his proper left hand. They stand on a two tiered base. The top tier is a plain pedestal and the lower tier is inset with rusticated stone margins.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Baconrind, Chief -- Full length
Portrait male -- Walters, E. -- Full length
Ethnic -- Indian -- Osage
State of Being -- Emotion -- Friendship
Literature -- Walters -- Legend
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Oklahoma -- Skedee
Sculpture
Owner:
City of Skedee, Office of the Mayor, General Delivery, Town Center, Skedee, Oklahoma 74058
Remarks:
Erected by Colonel E. Walters in honor of his friendship with the Osage tribe, particularly Chief Baconrind. Walters had worked with the Osage on financial matters, including auctioning the tribe's mineral leased to oil companies. Walters is reportedly the author of "Legend" which appears on the base. IAS files include related articles from the Pawnee Courier-Dispatch & Times-Democrat, April 15, 1926 and April 30, 1926 and the Sunday Oklahoman, Nov. 13, 1994 and the text of "Legend." For related reading, see "The Osage," by Terry P. Wilson (New York: Chelsea House, 1988).
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Oklahoma survey, 1996.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Pawnee Courier-Dispatch & Times-Democrat, April 15, 1926, pg. 1.
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 OK000274
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Inventory of American Sculpture
OK000274
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