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Memorials to a Vanished Race in American sculpture
The article surveys memorials to Native Americans across the United States marking the tenth anniversary of Indian Day. It highlights statues and monuments in Chicago, New Jersey, Indiana, Virginia, Massachusetts, Maine, Boston, Kansas City, Portland, Oregon, and many other locales, including works by Mestrovic and Dallin, memorials to Pocahontas, King Philip, and notable leaders like Black Hoof and Leatherlips, and notes Fort Dearborn and other tributes as symbols of a vanished race. It reflects on the trend of preserving Indigenous memory through public art and the varied stories these sculptures convey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmo Scott Watson
Timeis
Grant Park
Congress Street
Chicago
Ivan Mestrovic
Orutem
Bergen County Historical Society
New Jersey
Straw
Strawtown
Noblesville
Ind
Surrey Courthouse
Virginia
Chanco
Richard Pace
Pace
Palnes
Opechancanough
Jamestown Colony
Union
New England
Mount Hope
Rhode Island
Philip
Samoset
Mm Indhin Sagamore
Pemaquid
Plymouth
John Brown
New Harbor
Abraham Shorte
Cyrus EK. Dillin
Museum of Fine Arns
Boston
Phe Sima
Lincoln Park
Penn Valley Park
Kansas City
Virginia T
Pocahontag
Jamestown Island
City Park
Portland
Ore
Sukukawea
Lewis and Clark
North Dakota
Witeh
Blumarck
Vireginia
Benton
Tenn
Nancy Ward
Tennessee
Congressional
Washington, D.C
Hor
Alltesman
United States Army
Vuahmatuhn
Tila Brathey
United Strites
Postinentalia
Connell
Ovens Sone
Blackhawk
Oregom Ili
Washington
Croup
White Rim
Point Mensant
Wo Va
Cornstalk
Point Pleasant
Kanawha
Andrew Lewis
Ian
Pittsburgh Park
Point Pleaant
Cataheensen
Black Hoof
Braddock
Harmar
St Cliir
Anthony Wayne
United States
Mississippi Valley
Columbus
Ohio
Tleather- Nips
Wyngdoet Club
Leatherlips
Mississppi Valley
Dallin
Fort Dearborn
Inne
Helm
Rock River
Lorudo ‘Patt
Ita Maker
Sue
Fox
Keokuk
Oshkosh
Menomines
Wis
Colorado
Ourny
Utes
India
Jim
Ouray
Chipeta
Montrose
Ouray Ranch
Jamon Barle Fraser
Ube Prail