Category:Indian Chief No. 53
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"Indian Chief No. 53" is a generic, mass-produced statue of a Native American. The original was carved in 1860 as a generic cigar store Indian. The design was purchased around 1872 by J.L. Mott Iron Works of Trenton, N.J.[1] The statue was sold to localities, where people often ascribed a specific identity to the generic figure. A total of 25 of these statues are known to have existed at one time.[2]
References[edit]
- ↑ staff (2011). A cast of lookalikes: Calhoun's Sequoyah statues have identical replicas all over the country. Rome News-Tribune (Georgia, US). Retrieved on 1/26/2022.
- ↑ Kirin Makker (2009). No. 53 on Main Street. Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library. Retrieved on 1/26/2022.
Further reading[edit]
- Knapp, Oliver A. Chief Kisco and His Brothers. United States, Mt. Kisco Historical Committee, 1980. Survey of all the known statues at the time and their local stories.
Media in category "Indian Chief No. 53"
The following 10 files are in this category, out of 10 total.
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Chief Guyasuta Statue, Sharpsburg, PA..jpg 2,448 × 3,264; 2.35 MB
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Chief Guyasuta Statue.jpg 2,448 × 3,264; 2.69 MB
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Chief Kisco Close Up in Late Autumn.jpg 976 × 2,337; 1.77 MB
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Hopocan.jpg 262 × 342; 70 KB
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Ishpeming Michigan statue.jpg 554 × 921; 130 KB
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Lawrence the Indian Schenectady, NY Stockade.jpg 2,448 × 3,264; 3.72 MB
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Lawrence the Indian statue, Schenectady, NY.jpg 1,854 × 2,292; 4.44 MB
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Thumbnail Chief Lowatha Statue.jpg 3,024 × 2,910; 2.96 MB
