People watch as Benjamin Victor works on a sculpture of Chief Big Elk at the Kaneko art gallery Wednesday. The sculpture will be cast in bronze and will eventually be placed at the newly renovated Lewis & Clark Landing at The RiverFront.
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Brenda Galitz talks with Victor as he works on the sculpture at Kaneko. Victor has spent six months carving the sculpture, but conversations about the piece began years ago with the formation of Omaha’s Native American advisory board.
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Brenda Galitz looks up at the Chief Big Elk sculpture. Members of the Omaha Nation and direct descendants of the chief were consulted on the sculpture’s design.
CHRIS MACHIAN THE WORLD-HERALD
Benjamin Victor adds to a sculpture of Chief Big Elk that he is working on at the KANEKO gallery in Omaha Wednesday.
People watch as Benjamin Victor works on a sculpture of Chief Big Elk at the Kaneko art gallery Wednesday. The sculpture will be cast in bronze and will eventually be placed at the newly renovated Lewis & Clark Landing at The RiverFront.
Brenda Galitz talks with Victor as he works on the sculpture at Kaneko. Victor has spent six months carving the sculpture, but conversations about the piece began years ago with the formation of Omaha’s Native American advisory board.
Brenda Galitz looks up at the Chief Big Elk sculpture. Members of the Omaha Nation and direct descendants of the chief were consulted on the sculpture’s design.
