Washakie (McGary)
Washakie, or Chief Washakie, refers to one of several sculptures depicting the leader of the Shoshone people of the same name by Dave McGary.Washington, D.C.
One bronze sculpture is installed in the United States Capitol Visitor Center's Emancipation Hall, in Washington, D.C., as part of the National Statuary Hall Collection. The statue was gifted by the U.S. state of Wyoming in 2000.Wyoming
In Cheyenne, Wyoming, a statue of Washakie by McGary is at located at the Wyoming State Capitol in Cheyenne. This sculpture was installed in 2001. Another sculpture by McGary, a 24-foot sculpture entitled Battle of Two Hearts, executed in bronze, was installed at the University of Wyoming campus in Laramie, Wyoming in 2005. It depicted a mounted Washakie at the Battle of Crowheart Butte.
Another statue is at Fort Washakie on the Wind River Indian Reservation, near Fort Washakie, Wyoming.
