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Little Turtle, (sculpture). Artist:  Garcia, Hector, sculptor. Fine Arts Sculpture Centre, founder. Title:  Little Turtle, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Me-she-kin-no-Quah, Chief of the Miami Nation, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned and modeled 1975-1976. Dedicated Oct. 1976. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 9 ft. 6 in. x 37 in. x 16 in.; Base: approx. 53 x 48 x 35 in. Inscription:  (On plaque on base:) Little Turtle/Me-She-Kin-No-Quah/Chief of Miami Indian Nation/in Commemoration of Our Nation's BiCentennial/Donors (10 listed)/Hector Garcia, Sculptor/1976 unsigned Description:  Standing figure of Little Turtle. He is long haired and wears a breechcloth, moccasins and a bear claw necklace with disk. Arms are at sides, and feet are far apart. Subject:  Portrait male -- Little Turtle, Chief -- Full length Ethnic -- Indian -- Miami Portrait male -- Me-she-kin-no-Quah Dress -- Ethnic -- Indian Dress Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Fort Wayne Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Fort Wayne Historical Society, 302 East Berry Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802 Located Old Fort Wayne Orientation Center, 211 South Barr Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802 Remarks:  IAS files contain a related article from the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Aug. 9, 1976. Sculpture was commissioned by Ft. Wayne American Revolution Bicentennial Commission. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana 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 IN000208   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IN000208 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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