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[[File:Chief Kno-Tah with sign - Hillsboro, Oregon.JPG|thumb|left|Front of the sculpture along with city park sign]] |
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Toth selected Shute Park in Hillsboro for his first sculpture of a Native American head in Oregon in July 1987.<ref name="chosen">{{cite news|title=Hillsboro chosen statue site|date=July 16, 1987|work=[[The Oregonian]]}}</ref> He wanted a location in the [[Portland metropolitan area]] to allow easy access for a large population to see the statue that would include features drawn from [[Chief Joseph]] of the [[Nez Perce tribe]] in northeastern Oregon.<ref name="effort">{{cite news|title=Statue carver honoring Indians with big effort|last=Warren|first=Lucille|date=July 18, 1987 |work=The Hillsboro Argus}}</ref> For his ''[[Trail of the Whispering Giants]]'' series, Toth carved a statue in each U.S. state with Oregon as the penultimate state.<ref name="chosen"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Finding the Toths|last=Keepfer|first=Scott|date=June 25, 2002|work=The Greenville News|page=3D}}</ref><ref name=people>{{cite journal|last=Geeslin|first=Ned|author2=Cable Neuhaus|date=September 5, 1988|title=Peter Toth has heads–up works in every state, so Canada is next|journal=[[People (magazine)|People]]|publisher=Time Inc.|page=133}}</ref> He began |
Toth selected Shute Park in Hillsboro for his first sculpture of a Native American head in Oregon in July 1987.<ref name="chosen">{{cite news|title=Hillsboro chosen statue site|date=July 16, 1987|work=[[The Oregonian]]}}</ref> He wanted a location in the [[Portland metropolitan area]] to allow easy access for a large population to see the statue that would include features drawn from [[Chief Joseph]] of the [[Nez Perce tribe]] in northeastern Oregon.<ref name="effort">{{cite news|title=Statue carver honoring Indians with big effort|last=Warren|first=Lucille|date=July 18, 1987 |work=The Hillsboro Argus}}</ref> For his ''[[Trail of the Whispering Giants]]'' series, Toth carved a statue in each U.S. state with Oregon as the penultimate state.<ref name="chosen"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Finding the Toths|last=Keepfer|first=Scott|date=June 25, 2002|work=The Greenville News|page=3D}}</ref><ref name=people>{{cite journal|last=Geeslin|first=Ned|author2=Cable Neuhaus|date=September 5, 1988|title=Peter Toth has heads–up works in every state, so Canada is next|journal=[[People (magazine)|People]]|publisher=Time Inc.|page=133}}</ref> He began sculpting that month on a log of [[Douglas fir]], Oregon's state tree.<ref name="easy">{{cite news|title=Easy does it|date=August 16, 1987|work=The Oregonian|page=C7}}</ref> The {{convert|250000|lbs|adj=on}} log was donated by [[Stimson Lumber Company]] and delivered free of charge by local companies.<ref name="story">{{cite news|title=Sculptor to tell Indian story in Hillsboro|last=Steineger|first=Melissa|date=July 27, 1987|work=The Oregonian}}</ref> |
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On August 13, the partly carved log was lifted onto its base at the park along [[Tualatin Valley Highway]] by J. L. Craigg Construction.<ref name="easy"/><ref name="story"/> Toth carved it by hand, except for the use of an electric sander.<ref name="effort"/> The statue was later treated with wood preservatives and fiberglass was applied to the top to protect against the weather.<ref name="attention"/> |
On August 13, the partly carved log was lifted onto its base at the park along [[Tualatin Valley Highway]] by J. L. Craigg Construction.<ref name="easy"/><ref name="story"/> Toth carved it by hand, except for the use of an electric sander.<ref name="effort"/> The statue was later treated with wood preservatives and fiberglass was applied to the top to protect against the weather.<ref name="attention"/> |
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On September 25, 1987, the sculpture was dedicated as Chief Kno-Tah in a ceremony featuring Native American singing and dancing.<ref name="greet">{{cite news|title=Festivities to greet 'Whispering Giant' at park in Hillsboro|date=September 24, 1987|work=The Oregonian|page=W1}}</ref> About 400 attended the ceremony on a day proclaimed as United American Indian Day by Hillsboro mayor [[Shirley Huffman]].<ref name="dedicated">{{cite news|title='No-Tah' statue dedicated|last=Chidester|first=Bill|date=September 29, 1987|work=The Hillsboro Argus|page=1}}</ref> City and county civic leaders as well as local Native American leaders spoke at the ceremony.<ref name="dedicated"/> Kno-Tah was the leader of the [[Atfalati|Tualatin band]] of the [[Kalapuya people|Kalapuya]] group, who signed [[Treaty with the Kalapuya, etc.|a treaty]] in 1855 with the government to cede their ancestral home on the [[Tualatin Plains]] to pioneer settlers.<ref name="attention">{{cite news|title=Chief Kno-Tah draws great deal of attention|date=October 8, 1987|work=[[Hillsboro Argus]]}}</ref> Students at the [[Chemawa Indian School]] in [[Salem, Oregon]], selected the name from submissions from local residents.<ref name="attention"/> |
On September 25, 1987, the sculpture was dedicated as Chief Kno-Tah in a ceremony featuring Native American singing and dancing.<ref name="greet">{{cite news|title=Festivities to greet 'Whispering Giant' at park in Hillsboro|date=September 24, 1987|work=The Oregonian|page=W1}}</ref> About 400 attended the ceremony on a day proclaimed as United American Indian Day by Hillsboro mayor [[Shirley Huffman]].<ref name="dedicated">{{cite news|title='No-Tah' statue dedicated|last=Chidester|first=Bill|date=September 29, 1987|work=The Hillsboro Argus|page=1}}</ref> City and county civic leaders as well as local Native American leaders spoke at the ceremony.<ref name="dedicated"/> Kno-Tah was the leader of the [[Atfalati|Tualatin band]] of the [[Kalapuya people|Kalapuya]] group, who signed [[Treaty with the Kalapuya, etc.|a treaty]] in 1855 with the government to cede their ancestral home on the [[Tualatin Plains]] to pioneer settlers.<ref name="attention">{{cite news|title=Chief Kno-Tah draws great deal of attention|date=October 8, 1987|work=[[Hillsboro Argus]]}}</ref> Students at the [[Chemawa Indian School]] in [[Salem, Oregon]], selected the name from submissions from local residents.<ref name="attention"/> |
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The {{convert|25|ft|adj=on}} tall statue was Toth's 56th in his series of Native American heads.<ref name="greet"/> Toth donated the statue to the state as he did with each in the series.<ref name="greet"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Sculptor to discuss his work in Hillsboro|date=September 21, 1987|work=The Oregonian|page=B7}}</ref> A plaque on the base was later added.<ref name="attention"/><ref name="art">{{cite web|url=http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?uri=full=3100001~!325820!0|title=Chief Kno-Tah, (sculpture).|work=Art Inventories Catalog|publisher=Smithsonian Institution|accessdate=2009-09-16}}</ref> After completing the statue, he carved a second statue in Oregon in [[Astoria, Oregon|Astoria]] later that year to honor coastal tribes.<ref>{{cite news|title=Toth's 'Trail of Tears' statue rises amid controversy in Astoria |last=Servino|first=Carol|date=November 3, 1987|work=The Oregonian|page=B4 }}</ref> Until 1996, a picture of the sculpture was used by the Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce for their postcards.<ref name="postcard">{{cite news|title=West Zoner: Briefly: For some, high-tech is old hat when it comes|last=Gonzalez|first=Critine|date=October 3, 1996|work=The Oregonian|page=1}}</ref> In February 2017, the top of the carving was damaged when a wind storm blew an adjacent tree into the front side, shearing off part of the head and causing the entire statue to lean.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Pursinger|first1=Geoff|title=Chief Kno-Tah statue injured by falling tree|url=http://www.pamplinmedia.com/ht/117-hillsboro-tribune-news/343457-223512-chief-kno-tah-statue-injured-by-falling-tree|accessdate=8 February 2017|work=Hillsboro Tribune|date=February 3, 2017}}</ref> On June 15, 2017, after officials deemed the leaning statue a safety concern, it was removed.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.pamplinmedia.com/ht/117-hillsboro-tribune-news/363293-243749-no-more-kno-tah-statue-removed-early-thursday-morning-from-shute-park|title=No more Kno-Tah. Statue removed early Thursday morning from Shute Park|last=Pursinger|first=Geoff|date=June 15, 2017|newspaper=[[Hillsboro Tribune]]|access-date=2017-06-22}}</ref> |
The {{convert|25|ft|adj=on}} tall statue was Toth's 56th in his series of Native American heads.<ref name="greet"/> Toth donated the statue to the state as he did with each in the series.<ref name="greet"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Sculptor to discuss his work in Hillsboro|date=September 21, 1987|work=The Oregonian|page=B7}}</ref> A plaque on the base was later added.<ref name="attention"/><ref name="art">{{cite web|url=http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?uri=full=3100001~!325820!0|title=Chief Kno-Tah, (sculpture).|work=Art Inventories Catalog|publisher=Smithsonian Institution|accessdate=2009-09-16}}</ref> After completing the statue, he carved a second statue in Oregon in [[Astoria, Oregon|Astoria]] later that year to honor coastal tribes.<ref>{{cite news|title=Toth's 'Trail of Tears' statue rises amid controversy in Astoria |last=Servino|first=Carol|date=November 3, 1987|work=The Oregonian|page=B4 }}</ref> Until 1996, a picture of the sculpture was used by the Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce for their postcards.<ref name="postcard">{{cite news|title=West Zoner: Briefly: For some, high-tech is old hat when it comes|last=Gonzalez|first=Critine|date=October 3, 1996|work=The Oregonian|page=1}}</ref> In February 2017, the top of the carving was damaged when a wind storm blew an adjacent tree into the front side, shearing off part of the head and causing the entire statue to lean. By that point, the internal parts of the carving were decomposing, leading many to attempt to raise funds for bronzing the sculpture.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Pursinger|first1=Geoff|title=Chief Kno-Tah statue injured by falling tree|url=http://www.pamplinmedia.com/ht/117-hillsboro-tribune-news/343457-223512-chief-kno-tah-statue-injured-by-falling-tree|accessdate=8 February 2017|work=Hillsboro Tribune|date=February 3, 2017}}</ref> On June 15, 2017, after officials deemed the leaning statue a safety concern, it was removed.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.pamplinmedia.com/ht/117-hillsboro-tribune-news/363293-243749-no-more-kno-tah-statue-removed-early-thursday-morning-from-shute-park|title=No more Kno-Tah. Statue removed early Thursday morning from Shute Park|last=Pursinger|first=Geoff|date=June 15, 2017|newspaper=[[Hillsboro Tribune]]|access-date=2017-06-22}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 00:51, 22 December 2024
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| Artist | Peter Wolf Toth |
| Year | 1987 |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Medium | Wood |
| Dimensions | 7.6 m (25 ft) |
| Location | Hillsboro, Oregon, United States |
| 45°30′47″N 122°58′27″W / 45.51306°N 122.97417°W | |
Chief Kno-Tah was a wooden statue located in Shute Park in Hillsboro in the U.S. state of Oregon. Carved by Peter Wolf Toth, it was the 56th Native American head in his Trail of the Whispering Giants series. The 25-foot (7.6 m) tall, 250,000-pound (110,000 kg) statue was the first of two carved by Toth in Oregon. Completed in 1987, the statue was named in honor of a chief of the local Tualatin Indians. In early 2017, the statue was damaged by a tree blown over in a windstorm. It was ultimately determined to be beyond repair and was removed in June 2017.
History
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Toth selected Shute Park in Hillsboro for his first sculpture of a Native American head in Oregon in July 1987.[1] He wanted a location in the Portland metropolitan area to allow easy access for a large population to see the statue that would include features drawn from Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce tribe in northeastern Oregon.[2] For his Trail of the Whispering Giants series, Toth carved a statue in each U.S. state with Oregon as the penultimate state.[1][3][4] He began sculpting that month on a log of Douglas fir, Oregon's state tree.[5] The 250,000-pound (110,000 kg) log was donated by Stimson Lumber Company and delivered free of charge by local companies.[6]
On August 13, the partly carved log was lifted onto its base at the park along Tualatin Valley Highway by J. L. Craigg Construction.[5][6] Toth carved it by hand, except for the use of an electric sander.[2] The statue was later treated with wood preservatives and fiberglass was applied to the top to protect against the weather.[7]
On September 25, 1987, the sculpture was dedicated as Chief Kno-Tah in a ceremony featuring Native American singing and dancing.[8] About 400 attended the ceremony on a day proclaimed as United American Indian Day by Hillsboro mayor Shirley Huffman.[9] City and county civic leaders as well as local Native American leaders spoke at the ceremony.[9] Kno-Tah was the leader of the Tualatin band of the Kalapuya group, who signed a treaty in 1855 with the government to cede their ancestral home on the Tualatin Plains to pioneer settlers.[7] Students at the Chemawa Indian School in Salem, Oregon, selected the name from submissions from local residents.[7]
The 25-foot (7.6 m) tall statue was Toth's 56th in his series of Native American heads.[8] Toth donated the statue to the state as he did with each in the series.[8][10] A plaque on the base was later added.[7][11] After completing the statue, he carved a second statue in Oregon in Astoria later that year to honor coastal tribes.[12] Until 1996, a picture of the sculpture was used by the Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce for their postcards.[13] In February 2017, the top of the carving was damaged when a wind storm blew an adjacent tree into the front side, shearing off part of the head and causing the entire statue to lean. By that point, the internal parts of the carving were decomposing, leading many to attempt to raise funds for bronzing the sculpture.[14] On June 15, 2017, after officials deemed the leaning statue a safety concern, it was removed.[15]
Description
[edit]Chief Kno-Tah was made of Douglas fir and was 25 feet (7.6 m) tall, and 6 feet (1.8 m) in diameter (19 cubic metres, 9.9 tonnes).[11] The concrete base was 2 feet (0.61 m) tall and 8 feet (2.4 m) in diameter.[11] The figure featured braided hair with feathers protruding from the back.[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Hillsboro chosen statue site". The Oregonian. July 16, 1987.
- ^ a b Warren, Lucille (July 18, 1987). "Statue carver honoring Indians with big effort". The Hillsboro Argus.
- ^ Keepfer, Scott (June 25, 2002). "Finding the Toths". The Greenville News. p. 3D.
- ^ Geeslin, Ned; Cable Neuhaus (September 5, 1988). "Peter Toth has heads–up works in every state, so Canada is next". People. Time Inc.: 133.
- ^ a b "Easy does it". The Oregonian. August 16, 1987. p. C7.
- ^ a b Steineger, Melissa (July 27, 1987). "Sculptor to tell Indian story in Hillsboro". The Oregonian.
- ^ a b c d "Chief Kno-Tah draws great deal of attention". Hillsboro Argus. October 8, 1987.
- ^ a b c "Festivities to greet 'Whispering Giant' at park in Hillsboro". The Oregonian. September 24, 1987. p. W1.
- ^ a b Chidester, Bill (September 29, 1987). "'No-Tah' statue dedicated". The Hillsboro Argus. p. 1.
- ^ "Sculptor to discuss his work in Hillsboro". The Oregonian. September 21, 1987. p. B7.
- ^ a b c d "Chief Kno-Tah, (sculpture)". Art Inventories Catalog. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
- ^ Servino, Carol (November 3, 1987). "Toth's 'Trail of Tears' statue rises amid controversy in Astoria". The Oregonian. p. B4.
- ^ Gonzalez, Critine (October 3, 1996). "West Zoner: Briefly: For some, high-tech is old hat when it comes". The Oregonian. p. 1.
- ^ Pursinger, Geoff (February 3, 2017). "Chief Kno-Tah statue injured by falling tree". Hillsboro Tribune. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ Pursinger, Geoff (June 15, 2017). "No more Kno-Tah. Statue removed early Thursday morning from Shute Park". Hillsboro Tribune. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
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