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Guyanoga, (sculpture). Artist:  Wheeler, William E., fabricator. Title:  Guyanoga, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Guyanoga Indian, (sculpture). Dates:  Installed 1910. Dedicated Aug. 6, 1910. Current Indian replacement figure installed after 1965. Medium:  Indian: painted metal; Obelisk: concrete. Inscription:  (On face of monument, near bottom:) GUYANOGA (On face of monument:) 1810 (On face of monument:) 1910 unsigned Description:  Full-length metal cut-out caricature of the Indian chief Guyanoga in profile. He wears a headdress of red and white feathers and brown pants. He holds a bow at the ready. The sculpture stands atop a concrete obelisk monument which sits directly on the ground. Subject:  Portrait male -- Guyanoga, Chief -- Full length Ethnic -- Indian -- Seneca Object -- Weapon -- Bow and Arrow Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Town of Jerusalem Copy Figurehead Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Town of Jerusalem, Branchport Hill Road, Branchport, New York 14418 Located Intersection of County House Road & Back Road, Town of Jerusalem, New York Remarks:  The concrete obelisk monument was dedicated in 1910 with a different iron Indian figure on top. The original Indian figure came a walking beam of a Hudson River steamboat, and between 1840 and 1910 was installed on the roof of the Weaver family barn. In 1910, too heavy for the barn, the sculpture was removed and reinstalled atop the obelisk. It remained there until removed by college students in 1964. A replacement Indian figure was placed atop the obelisk in 1965, but it too was stolen. The current Indian figure is the second replica to be installed on the obelisk. The obelisk was fabricated by Wheeler. IAS files contain copy of related transcription from Yates County Chronicle, Aug. 10, 1910. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1993. 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 NY001417   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY001417 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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