Whispering Giant, Colquitt GA
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N 31° 10.214 W 084° 43.739
16R E 716445 N 3450689
Sculptor Peter Toth hand chiseled this monument to the Native Indians who lived and hunted in the area. The magnificent sculpture can be found at the Chamber of Commerce building.
Waymark Code: WM1VAD
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 07/12/2007
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Peter Toth is a Hungarian emigrant whose family escaped from Hungary just before the Communist takeover in 1956. He was 9 years old. In the US, he developed a strong empathy for American Indians, possibly because of his own experience with oppression. In 1968, the 21 year old Toth began a series of sculptures to honor the American Indian. The first, in California, was sculpted from stone. Over the next 21 years, he sculpted 66 more memorials, at least one in every state, all of wood. For his efforts, he has been given the Indian name "Wolf". His first sculpture in any state was without commission, but I'm told he did accept commissions for subsequent works.
Type of wood carving: Wood spirit
Other type:
Artist's Name: Peter Toth
Approximate size/height: 27 Feet
Type of wood: Not listed
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