The sculptor David McGary has created a standing statue of Chief
Washakie, leader of the
Shoshone
The Shoshone or Shoshoni ( or ) are a Native American tribe with four large cultural/linguistic divisions:
* Eastern Shoshone: Wyoming
* Northern Shoshone: southern Idaho
* Western Shoshone: Nevada, northern Utah
* Goshute: western Utah, easter ...
people, in multiple versions, as well as an equestrian statue (titled ''Battle of Two Hearts'') of the same subject.
Washington, D.C.
One
bronze sculpture is installed in the
United States Capitol Visitor Center's Emancipation Hall, in
Washington, D.C., as part of the
National Statuary Hall Collection. The statue was gifted by the
U.S. state of
Wyoming in 2000.
Wyoming
In
Cheyenne, Wyoming, a statue of Washakie by McGary (a duplicate of the one in the U.S. Capitol) is at located at the
Wyoming State Capitol in
Cheyenne. This sculpture was installed in 2001.
Another statue is at
Fort Washakie
Fort Washakie was a U.S. Army fort in what is now the U.S. state of Wyoming. The fort was established in 1869 and named Camp Augur after General Christopher C. Augur, commander of the Department of the Platte. In 1870 the camp was renamed Camp ...
on the Wind River Indian Reservation, near
Fort Washakie, Wyoming
Fort Washakie ( arp, Ce'eyeino'oowu') is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States, within the Wind River Indian Reservation and along U.S. Route 287. The population was 1,759 at the 2010 census. The headquarters ...
.
Another sculpture by McGary, a 24-foot sculpture entitled ''Battle of Two Hearts'', executed in bronze, was installed at the
University of Wyoming campus in
Laramie, Wyoming in 2005. It depicted a mounted Washakie at the Battle of
Crowheart Butte
Crowheart Butte is a summit located in the Wind River Valley in rural Fremont County, Wyoming. The community of Crowheart is located nearby.
Crowheart Butte was named after an 1866 battle between the Shoshone and Crow tribes. According to leg ...
.
University of Wyoming unveils Chief Washakie sculpture
''Indian Country Today'' (October 13, 2005).
See also
* 2000 in art
Events from the year 2000 in art.
Events
*February – Opening of the New Art Gallery Walsall in the West Midlands of England.
* 13 February – The final original ''Peanuts'' comic strip is published, following the death of its creator, Char ...
* Native Americans in popular culture
References
External links
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2000 establishments in Washington, D.C.
2000 sculptures
Bronze sculptures in Washington, D.C.
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Fremont County, Wyoming
Monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C.
National Statuary Hall Collection
Outdoor sculptures in Wyoming
Sculptures of men in Washington, D.C.
Sculptures of men in Wyoming
Sculptures of Native Americans in Washington, D.C.
Statues in Wyoming
University of Wyoming
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