Landing Brave - Charleston, SC
N 32° 48.463 W 079° 59.048
17S E 595105 N 3630427
This awesome Whispering Giant sculpture, titled "Landing Brave", is located in the Charles Towne Historic Landing Site State Park in Charleston, South Carolina.
Waymark Code: WMAVVD
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 02/28/2011
Views: 3
The text on an adjacent plaque reads as follows:
Landing Brave
Sculpted by
Peter "Wolf" Toth
Dedicated April 6, 1977
Restored October, 2005
This statue was the sculptor's Bicentennial gift to South Carolina. The statue was sculpted from a Darlington oak that was approximately 500 years old. It sits on a concrete base and measures approximate 22 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 ft. and weighs about 12 tons. The sculpture depicts the very large head of an Indian brave wearing a feather headdress.
TITLE: Landing Brave
ARTIST(S): Peter Toth
DATE: 1976. Dedicated Feb. 1977.
MEDIUM: Sculpture: Darlington oak; Base: concrete.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS SC000226
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Charles Towne Historic Landing Site State Park
1500 Old Town Road
Charleston, South Carolina 29407
USA
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
The Smithsonian description says the brave's hair is in two braids, but I didn't observe that. The brave's head is covered with a feather headdress and there's no hair visible at all as far as I could tell.
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