Lorado Taft's The Eternal Indian stares solemnly across the Rock River.

The Black Hawk Statue, or The Eternal Indian, is a sculpture by Lorado Taft located in Lowden State Park which is near the city of Oregon, Illinois. The statue is perched over the Rock River on a 77 foot tall bluff overlooking the city. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 398 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1168 × 1760 pixel, file size: 362 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 398 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1168 × 1760 pixel, file size: 362 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Lowden State Park is an Illinois state park on in Ogle County, Illinois, United States. ... Oregon is a city located in Ogle County, Illinois. ... The frozen Rock River near Oregon, Illinois. ... The panoramic view from Connors Hill, near Swifts Creek, Victoria A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain, in a limited area. ...

Statue

Characteristics

The statue stands 125 feet above the Rock River, though its height only accounts for 48 feet of that. Black Hawk weighs in at 536,770 pounds and is said to be the second largest concrete monolithic statue in the world.^[1] The statue wears a long blanket and has folded arms as it stares across the river.^[1]

With the help of John G. Prasuhn, a young sculptor of the Chicago Art Institute^{[citation needed]}, Lorado Taft created a figure almost 50 feet tall, including a six-foot base. Reinforced with iron rods, the hollow statue is eight inches to three feet thick. The interior is accessible through a door at the base. The outer surface composed of cement, pink granite chips and screenings is three inches thick.^{[citation needed]} On the western edge of Grant Park in Chicago, Illinois, is the Art Institute of Chicago, one of the premier art museums and schools in the United States, known especially for the extensive collection of impressionist and American art in its museum. ... Self-portrait from the Fountain of Time, Chicago, IL Columbus Fountain, Washington D.C. Lorado Zadoc Taft (April 29, 1860–October 30, 1936) was an American sculptor, writer and educator, was born in Elmwood, Illinois in 1860. ... In the most general sense of the word, cement is a binder, a substance which sets and hardens independently, and can bind other materials together. ... Close-up of granite from Yosemite National Park, valley of the Merced River Quarrying granite for the Mormon Temple, Utah Territory. ...

Interpretation

Black Hawk Statue, Oregon IL

At the dedication of the statue in 1911 Taft said that in the evenings he and members of the Eagle's Nest Art Colony walked along the bluff and would often stop at the statues location to enjoy the view from the bluff. Contemplation became habitual, arms folded, restful and reverent. Black Hawk came from that contemplative mood and attitude. The 48 foot tall monolith, towering over the river, suggests an unconquered spirit through its composition blending Fox, Sac, Sioux and Mohawk cultures.^[1] Download high resolution version (451x708, 95 KB)photo by Einar Einarsson Kvaran Lorado Taft File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (451x708, 95 KB)photo by Einar Einarsson Kvaran Lorado Taft File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Eagles Nest Art Colony was founded in 1898 by American sculptor Lorado Taft on the bluffs flanking the east bank of the Rock River, overlooking Oregon, Illinois. ... The Fox tribe of Native Americans are an Algonquian language-speaking group that are now merged with the allied Sac tribe as the Sac and Fox Nation. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... An Emil Hoas Production For the helicopter H-13 Sioux, see Bell 47 Wahktageli (Coward Warrior), a Yankton Sex chief (Karl Bodmer) Funeral scaffold of a Sioux chief (Karl Bodmer) Horse racing of the Sioux Indians (Karl Bodmer) The Sioux (IPA ) are a Native American people. ... The Mohawk (Kanienkeh or Kanienkehaka meaning People of the Flint) are an indigenous people of North America who live around Lake Ontario and the St. ...

History

The statue was created by Lorado Taft, beginning in 1908. Taft at first created smaller studies of what would become the statue.^[2] The statue itself was dedicated in 1911, Taft noted at the dedication that the statue seemed to have grown out of the ground. It stands on the ground that was once home to the Eagle's Nest Art Colony, which Taft founded in 1898.^[2]

The statue was planned by Taft and several of his students and associates, at the Art Colony, which is now the Taft Campus of Northern Illinois University and is adjacent to Lowden State Park. An original model of the statue is now on permanent display at the art museum of the Discovery Center in Rockford, Illinois.^{[citation needed]} Another model is located at the Oregon Public Library in Oregon.^[2] Northern Illinois University, located in DeKalb, Illinois, is the second largest university located in the state of Illinois. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Oregon Public Library is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. ...

Notes

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External links

• IL Dept. of Resources Website on Lowden State Park
• City of Oregon, IL Trail of Statues
• Lorado Taft's Indian Statue