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Dave McGary has been selected to replicate the esteemed Shoshone
leader, Chief Washake. The monument will be dedicated at the U.S. Capitol
in Washington, D.C., on September 7, 2000. The "Chief Washakie"
monument joins that of women's suffrage leader Esther Hobart Morris, the second
Wyoming figure of historical significance displayed in the U.S. Capitol.
McGary will also create three of the 11-foot-high monuments – the first
to be placed in the permanent collection of Statuary Hall at
the U.S. Capitol, the others at the Wyoming State Capitol,
in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and the Joins Shoshone and Arapaho Tribal Complex in
Fort Washakie, Wyoming.
The larger-than-life bronze will be unveiled for the Shoshone and Arapaho
tribes during a special dedication ceremony followed by a Pow-Wow hosted by
McGary and his wife, Molly, and Washakie descendants in September 2000.
A percentage of the sales of the Masterworks and Maquettes
of the Shoshone Chief will be donated to a scholarship fund for the education
of tribal members.
Masterwork Bronze with Patina and Paint
Edition of 50, Sculpted in the Year of 2000
