The Eternal Indian
by Bruce Bley
Title
The Eternal Indian
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This is a statue of Chief Blackhawk that over looks the Rock River and it's shores in Oregon, Illinois. The statue is dedicate to his leading war parties as a young man, and from his leadership of a band of Sauks during the Black Hawk War of 1832.
The Black Hawk Statue, or The Eternal Indian, is a sculpture by Lorado Taft located in Lowden State Park which is near the city of Oregon, Illinois. The statue is perched over the Rock River on a 77 foot (23.5 m) bluff overlooking the city.
The statue was created by Lorado Taft, beginning in 1908. Taft at first created smaller studies of what would become the statue. The statue itself was dedicated in 1911. Taft noted at the dedication that the statue seemed to have grown out of the ground. It stands on the ground that was once home to the Eagle's Nest Art Colony, which Taft founded in 1898. Though not publicized at the time of construction, original funds were exhausted before the completion of the work and future Illinois Governor Frank Lowden had stepped in to ensure that the statue was completed and erected.
The statue was planned by Taft and several of his students and associates, at the Art Colony, which is now part of the Taft Campus of Northern Illinois University and is adjacent to Lowden State Park. An original model of the statue is now on permanent display at the art museum of the Discovery Center in Rockford, Illinois.
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September 11th, 2013
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Comments (14)
Bruce Bley
Dan, I truly appreciate the feature in the group "Premium FAA Artists". Thank you so much for your support.
Donna Kennedy
Fabulous shot and description Bruce!...f/t/v
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you so much for the nice comment and vote, Donna. I sincerely appreciate it.
Debbie Portwood
Wow! What a wonderful shot! Great pov! He looks so stern as he gazing of into the distance, deep in his thoughts. Fantastic! v.f
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the nice compliment, Debbie. I sincerely appreciate it and thank you for your vote.
Bruce Bley
Jim, I want to thank you for he feature in the group "Comfortable Art - LIMIT 2 per day".
Bruce Bley
Jim, I sincerely appreciate the feature in the group "Illinois Sights". Thank you so much.
Bruce Bley
Roseann, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Black and White Art". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Joe thank you for featuring "The Eternal Indian" in the group "Excellent Self-Taught Artists". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Ms Judi
Congrats on the Feature...Fantastic capture with great details in this shot! Vtd ✩✩✩✩✩ =) "Seen in Comfortable Art Group"
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the kind comment and visit, Ms, Judi. I appreciate it and thank you for your vote.