Winnemucca statue goes on display
Las Vegas Sun
September 27, 2004
Artist Benjamin Victor will be in Carson City next week to put the finishing touches on the sculpture of Indian crusader Sarah Winnemucca, which will hang in the U.S. Capitol's Natural Statuary Hall.
A group led by first lady Dema Guinn raised more than $150,000 to pay for the sculpture that will be on exhibit in the state Library and Archives starting Monday.
The public is being invited to watch Victor work on the statue from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. until the Nevada Day weekend Oct. 30.
When completed, the clay sculpture will be transported to a foundry where it will be bronzed before heading to Washington.
Installment in the Capitol should take place in the spring of 2005.
The statue is 6 feet tall and depicts the Indian advocate holding a book in her left hand while offering with her right her namesake shellflower as a token of peace. Her hair and dress are windswept.