Evening star., 1917-10-07
STATUE OF SEQUOYA
MRS. HOX|E'S DESIGN
Model Perfected Before Her
Death Used by Sculptor
George J. ZoInay.
NOW ON VIEW AT CAPITOL

- CompIetion after their death of plans
which the minds of architects have
evolved is a common occurrence. but is
not SO usual in the case of sculptors or
painters. Such rare distinction fell to
the late Mrs Winnie Ream Hoxie OF
Washington. through the execution OF
her design, by George Julian Zolnay, OF
the statue of Sequoya- noted Cherokee
chieftan. which recently was placed in
statuary hall at the Capitol by the
state of Oklahoma,
Mrs Hoxie's design. the result of
years of enthusiastic study of the sub
ject and his tribe, and the sympathy and
fidelity in the execution by Mr.. Zolnay
have won widespread commendation
among artists and students of Indian
HE.
The contract for the statue was made
in April, 1912. between Mrs Hoxie and
q committee acting on behalf of the
state of Oklahoma, composed of the
the time of her death the model was
completed and ready for enlargement
Sequoya Born in ITO.
Sequoya was born in I77O and died
In 1913. AS Cadmus. legendary King
Of The5es, is said to have given the
world the original Greek alphabet. SO
of his people a syllable alphabet re-
gardad by philoiogists compre-
hensive, simple and complete. The
Che okees appreciated his labors and
voted him 4 medal, and after their
removal from the south to what is now
Oklahoma sent him to Washington as
their representative. Later the gov
ernment made an appropriation for the
publication of the fist newspaper ever
printed in the Indian language.
Botanical science has bestowed on
the largest trees in the world his name.
calling them Sequoya Gigantea and
Sequoya SempervIrens. 1t is curious
fact in Indian history that this Ameri-
can aboTslne Won fame, not by fight
ing. but in the field of literary achieve
menI.
essary to understand the Significance
Of Mrs. Hoxie's conception.
Model Completed by Mrs. Hoxie.
Just before her death Mrs. HoxIe COM
pleted her model for the statue. and
during her last illness instructed her
husband, Gen. Richard L. Hoxie, to put
It in competent hands for completion of
the statue. Gen. Hoxie chose Mr.. Zol-
nay for this task. As evidence of his
appreciation of this trust, Mr.. Zolnay
wrote: 1T might be best to make it
clear TO those who have the matter In
hand that, according to ethics. prece-
dent and law. nothing but Mrs. Hoxie's
conception and design can be carried
out
Writing of his wife's work on the de-
sign, Gen. Hoxie stated: 1T is perhaps
not generally known that Mrs. Hoxie
commenced the study of the life and
& character of this famous Indian nearly
forty years ago. when her first bust OF
SeGuoya was made. Since signing the
contract for the statue, April 20. 1912
she has devoted much study and labor
to the evolution of the model. and al
last she was satisfied. She had realized
her conception of the character of Sc
quoya and its most appropriate repre-
sentation.'
Explains Basis of Design.
In another communication to the com
mittee from Oklahoma Gen. Hoxie ex-
plains the basis of her design. as fol.
lows:
''She has taken the crowning intel
lectual achievement Of his life to- typify
fho man SlIborifnafinR the bnpfar nd