Artist Bronzkota Jack Shillingstad created this relief memorial to Tatanka Iyotale (more familiar to Americans as Sitting Bull), near his grave. The sculpture was installed in 1985, 32 years after a nearby sculpture was placed at Sitting Bull's grave.
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"SCULPTOR:
Shillingstad, Jack
SUBJECT: Sitting Bull, Chief
MEDIUM: Marble epoxy plaque set in a concrete base
CULTURE: Indian
TYPE: Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
OWNER/LOCATION: Administered by Chamber of Commerce Sitting Bull Restoration Committee Mobridge South Dakota
Located Four miles west of Mobridge, west side of the Missouri River Mobridge South Dakota
DATE: Copyrighted 1985. August 1985
NOTES: Save Outdoor Sculpture, South Dakota survey, 1993.
INSCRIPTION: J. Shillingstad (copyright symbol) 1985
(Incised on plaque:) 1834-1890
Sitting Bull
Tatanka Iyotake
Sitting Bull was born on the Grand River a few miles
west of Mobridge. His tragic end came at the very
place he was born. He was shot when being arrested
because of his alleged involvement with the Ghost
Dance Craze.
Sitting Bull was originally buried at Fort Yates, N.D.
On April 8, 1953 surviving relatives with the aid of
the Dakota Memorial Association moved his remains to
the present location and dedicated the Memorial
Burial Site, April 11, 1953
1876-Victorious at the Battle of Little Big Horn
1877-Sought asylum in Canada
1881-Returned to the United States
1885-Toured with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show"
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
SUMMARY:
Plaque set within a marker depicts a relief of Sitting Bull over text which briefly describes his life. He wears two long braids and eagle feathers pointed downward. A peace pipe lays horizontally under the head.
TOPIC:
Portrait male--Head
Ethnic--Sioux
Object--Other--Pipe
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS SD000077
DATA SOURCE: Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums"