Chief of the Suquamish – Chief Seattle explained

Chief of the Suquamish – Chief Seattle
Artist:	James A. Wehn
Type:	Sculpture
Material:	Bronze
Subject:	Chief Seattle
Metric Unit:	cm
Imperial Unit:	in
City:	Seattle, Washington, United States
Coordinates:	47.602°N -122.3337°W

Chief of the Suquamish – Chief Seattle, also known as Bust of Chief Seattle and Chief Seattle Fountain, is a bust depicting Chief Seattle by artist James A. Wehn.^[1] It was commissioned by the Seattle Park Board to accommodate the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, and initially sat on a fountain for men, dogs and horses.

Versions

The bronze installed at the intersection of First Avenue and Yesler Way in Pioneer Square, Seattle, was created in 1909.^[2] It was surveyed and deemed "treatment needed" by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in March 1994.

Another version of the bust is installed at Seattle University.^[3]

See also

• 1909 in art
• Native Americans in popular culture

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pioneer Square . clerk.seattle.gov . 2019-10-20 . 2019-10-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191026125343/http://clerk.seattle.gov/%7EF_archives/sherwood/PioneerSquare.pdf . live .
2. Web site: Chief of the Suquamish – Chief Seattle, (sculpture).. Smithsonian Institution. 12 February 2016. 16 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160216063654/http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!14990~!0#focus. live.
3. Web site: Tilikum . clerk.seattle.gov . 2019-10-20 . 2019-08-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190821205738/http://clerk.seattle.gov/%7EF_archives/sherwood/TilikumPl.pdf . live .