Chief of the Suquamish – Chief Seattle

Chief of the Suquamish – Chief Seattle
Chief of the Suquamish – Chief Seattle
	The bust installed at Pioneer Square in 2008
Artist	James A. Wehn
Type	Sculpture
Medium	Bronze
Subject	Chief Seattle
Location	Seattle, Washington, United States
	47°36′07.2″N 122°20′01.4″W / 47.602000°N 122.333722°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.^[1]

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.^[2]

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

References

^ ^a ^b "Pioneer Square" (PDF). clerk.seattle.gov. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-10-26. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
^ ^a ^b "Chief of the Suquamish – Chief Seattle, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
^ "Tilikum" (PDF). clerk.seattle.gov. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-08-21. Retrieved 2019-10-20.