Squaw Rock - Solon, Ohio - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

The Cleveland Metroparks has an outdoor sculpture known as "squaw rock" that was carved by artist and blacksmith Henry Church in 1885. During his life the American Indians knew only hardship at the hands of white settlers. Henry Church was compelled to tell the story of the American Indians. In this giant chunk of sandstone he carved a quiver of arrows (with the four phases of the moon), a giant serpent, an eagle, a woman with a shell behind her (reminiscent of Botticelli's Venus), a dog, skeleton, and a baby in a papoose. On the river side of the rock, you can find images of tall ships, a frontiersman with an axe, a log cabin, and the first capital building in Washington D.C.

TRAIL HEAD N41 24.988 - W081 24.879

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Squaw Rock Figure Type: Combination of two figure types Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Henry Church Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1885 Materials used: Sandstone Rock Location: South Chagrin Reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks

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