Lorado Taft erected this 48-foot concrete statue in 1911 on the grounds of Eagle’s Nest Art Colony. He called it “The Eternal Indian” but it became widely known as a statue of Chief Black Hawk, who led an uprising against the United States in 1832.
Black Hawk Statue in Lowden State Park, Oregon, Illinois. Photo by Michael Kleen
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