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Catahecassa, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  Catahecassa, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1912. Medium:  Sculpture: granite; Base: granite with bronze plaque. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 54 x 70 x 36 in.; Base: approx. 26 x 70 x 36 in. Inscription:  (On bronze plaque below relief:) CATAHECASSA BLACKHOOF/WAR CHIEF OF THE SHAWNEES/WAS PRESENT IN THE DEFEAT OF BRADDOCK IN/1755 AND TOOK PART IN ALL OF THE SUBSEQUENT/WARS UNTIL THE TREATY OF GREENVILLE IN/1795 AFTER WHICH HE REMAINED THE FRIEND/AND ALLY OF THE UNITED STATES unsigned Description:  Rough-cut marker with the head of the Shawnee Indian Catahecassa carved in relief. Below, there is a plaque and a drinking fountain. Subject:  Portrait male -- Catahecassa -- Head Ethnic -- Indian -- Shawnee Object -- Weapon -- Bow and Arrow Object -- Weapon -- Axe Object Type:  Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Pittsburgh, Citiparks, Department of Public Works, 211 Second Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222 Located Schenley Park, Serpentine Drive below Neill Cabin, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Remarks:  This work was commissioned by Director James W. Clark of the Department of Public Works with the balance of the Fourth of July Celebration Fund. Catahecassa (Black Foot) born in about 1740 was a leader of the Shawnee and engaged in a long struggle to hold back white encroachment, particularly west of the Allegheny Mountains. He was present at Braddock's defeat in 1755; at the battle with Virginia militia under General Andrew Lewis at Point Pleasant in 1774; and he fought troops of Harmar and St. Clair. After Anthony Wayne's victory when peace was signed in 1795, Catahecassa helped preserve the peace as an orator and counselor. References:  Evert, Marilyn, "Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture," Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983, pg. 196. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA0207, 1989. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1994. SOS Assessment Award, 1999. Illustration:  Image on file. Evert, Marilyn, "Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture," Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983, pg. 251. 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 64480111   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 64480111 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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