Tecumseh (1768-1813)

Tecumseh, the legendary Shawnee Chief, is a symbol of courage.  He was respected and revered by his peers and by his enemies.  Tecumseh died trying to unite all North American Indian tribes into a vast Indian Confederacy.  This man will forever be remembered by history as a great warrior, military leader, and man of unusual integrity, compassion, and generosity.  Even to this day, there is a great deal of mystery and mystic surrounding the man known as Chief Tecumseh.

“Our lives are in the hands of the Creator.  We are determined to defend our land.  And if it be His will, we wish to Leave our Bones upon Them.”…Tecumseh

Shawnee

No one knows for certain the circumstances of Tecumseh’s death during the Battle of Moraviantown and the burial place of his body.  His physical appearance is well described, but again not certain since be did not allow the early painters of his time, Charles Bird King and George Caitlin, to paint his portrait.  My work and artistic rendition of Chief Tecumseh is a summation of known physical attributes based on historical research from the literary work of the British author John Sudgen.

Tecumseh used to wear a peace medal on his chest.  What is not known for sure was if it was a George III medal or a George Washington colonial medal?  I sculpted the appearance of a colonial figure due to this uncertainty.

…He used to paint himself “half red/half black”…symbolic of life and death.

Price:  Available upon Request
32"H x 20"W x 18"D
Life-sized—waist up
Bronze