Trail of the Whispering Giants
The Trail of the Whispering Giants is a collection of sculptures by Hungarian-born[1] artist Peter Wolf Toth.[2][3] The sculptures range in height from 20 to 40 feet (6.1 to 12.2 m), and are between 8 and 10 feet (2.4 and 3.0 m) in diameter.[4] In 2009, there were 74 Whispering Giants,[3] with at least one in each of the 50 U.S. states, as well as in Ontario and Manitoba, Canada,[4] and one in Hungary.[5] One in Oregon was removed in 2017 after irreparable windstorm damage,[6] reducing the total to 73. In 1988, Toth completed his goal of placing at least one statue in each of the 50 states, by carving one in Hawaii, and in 2008, he created his first Whispering Giant in Europe, Stephen I of Hungary in Délegyháza,[7] Hungary along the Danube River.[5]
In 2009, eight more Whispering Giants were planned.[3]
The sculptures
[edit](Update February 2, 2015) The Trail of the Whispering Giants is an ongoing project and much of the material here especially the chart below is out of date and too extensive to edit fully this article. A traveler, David Schumaker, went on a quest to identify all the Whispering Giant statues and has documented 57 existing statues and identified 12 that are now missing or destroyed since Peter Wolf Toth began this project in 1972. Schumaker has documented his information on the WEB site Peter Wolf Toth[usurped] which has the most current information on the Whispering Giants and messages from the artist himself.[8]
The 74 Whispering Giants range from 15 to 40 feet (4.6 to 12.2 m) in height,[4] and all resemble natives of the region in which they are located. Toth always donates the Whispering Giant he creates to the town he carved it in, and never charges a fee for his time. He does require that the raw materials (a large log between 8 and 10 feet (2.4 and 3.0 m) in diameter) be provided, as well as lodging and living expenses.[4] The carvings have been appraised at a quarter of a million dollars each.[4]
Toth uses a hammer and a chisel as the basic tools to create the Whispering Giants, but on occasion will use a mallet and an axe, or rarely power tools.[9] Before starting work on a Whispering Giant, Toth confers with local Native American tribes and local lawmakers.[9] The sculpture that is created is a composite of all the physical characteristics, especially facial features, of the local tribe or tribes, as well as their stories and histories.[9] Toth dismisses the notion that the Whispering Giant sculptures are totem poles or represent Native American art, and has further stated that it would be inappropriate to carve totems because they were traditionally carved by Northwestern Indian tribes and had religious significance, where his carvings are intended as sculptures of Native American people.[10]
"I don't know a thing about carving totem poles, never made one nor expect to. My monument depicts an Indian, not copies of Indian art."[2]
— Peter Wolf Toth, 1974
Currently Peter Toth resides in Edgewater, Florida, where he has a small studio where he carves small wooden statues to raise money to create more Whispering Giants.[5] He travels around America to repair Whispering Giants he carved in the past that have not been kept up, as well as to carve new ones.[5] The latest Whispering Giant carved was in Vincennes, Indiana, in 2009 out of Black Oak, but there are still eight more statues planned to be built.[3]
Criticism
[edit]While Toth intends for his sculptures to be a tribute to Native Americans that honors the injustices Native Americans have experienced, some critics view the statues as inauthentic and being based on caricatures and stereotypes of Native Americans.[11] The statues are seen by some critics as anachronistic or racist. The columnist Maurice Switzer has condemned the statues as "ridiculous, offensive" and "lame-brained".[12]
The Trail
[edit]# | Date | Location | State/Province | Medium | Approx. Height | Picture/Name | Status |
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1[13] | 1972, February | La Jolla | California | Rock beach cliff |
Lost[14] | ||
2[15] | 1972, Summer | Akron | Ohio | Maple | |||
3[16][17] | 1973, January | DeLand | Florida | Oak | 7 feet | Lost to rot | |
4[18][19] | 1973, February | Colquitt U.S. Highway 27 |
Georgia | Red Cedar | 18 feet | Replaced with number 70. Reason for replacement unknown. | |
5[20][21] | 1973, April | Dothan |
Alabama | Oak | 20 feet | Mus-Quoian | |
6[22] | 1973, June | Sharon | Pennsylvania | Elm | 20 feet | ||
7[23][24] | 1973, August | Dunkirk Route 5, Lake Shore Drive West |
New York | Elm | 7.5 feet | Restored by the artist in 2014[25] | |
8[26][27] | 1973, October | Wheeling | West Virginia | Elm | 14 feet | Kanououara | Destroyed by Dutch elm disease |
9[28][29] | 1973, December | Cleveland Museum Center at 5ive Points |
Tennessee | Oak | 10 feet | Cherokee Chieftain | |
10[30][31] | 1974, January | Punta Gorda A. C. Freeman House, 311 West Retta Esplanade |
Florida | Parota | 15 feet | Restored by Toth in summer 2005.[32] | |
11[33] | 1974, October | Vancouver | Washington | White Fir | 25 feet | ||
12[34] | 1975, February | New Orleans | Louisiana | Oak | Restored 2010 and currently exhibited at the entry of Brechtel Park, 4401 Lennox Blvd, New Orleans, LA. | ||
13[35][36] | 1975, April | Little Rock[37] | Arkansas | Oak | 20 feet | ||
14[38] | 1975, June | Fort Wayne | Indiana | 25 feet | Destroyed by termites.[7] | ||
15[39][40] | 1975, August | Lansing |
Michigan | Elm | 29 feet 3 inches | Removed in 2012.[41] | |
16[42] | 1975, October | Hopewell
off IL-29 atop the hill going into Hopewell |
Illinois | Oak | 18 feet[43] | ||
17[44][45] | 1975, December | Ocean Springs Davidson Park |
Mississippi | Cypress | 27 feet | Crooked Feather | |
18[46] | 1976, March | Wilmington Greenfield Park |
North Carolina | Oak | 27 feet | In 1979, the statue was moved from Greenfield Park to a walking trail near the "Lion's Bridge". In 1986, it was moved again to Buckhead, NC.[47] Replaced by Statue #71. | |
19[48][49] | 1976, May | Virginia Beach |
Virginia | Cypress | 24 feet | ||
20[50] | 1976, July | Atlantic City | New Jersey | Tulip Poplar | Missing (status unknown).[7] | ||
21[51][52] | 1976, September | Ocean City South Second Street & Baltimore Avenue |
Maryland | Oak | 20 feet | ||
22[53][54] | 1976, December[55] | Bethany Beach | Delaware | poplar | 27 feet | Chief Little Owl | Destroyed by high winds in 1992; remains located at Indian Museum in Millsboro. Replaced in early 1990s, and again in 2002 with Statue #69. |
23[56][57] | 1977, February | Charleston | South Carolina |
Darlington Oak | 24 feet | Landing Brave | Restored by Toth in 2005.[58] |
24[59][60] | 1977, May | St. Louis |
Missouri | Oak | 19 feet | Struck by lightning, may no longer exist[61][62][63][64] | |
25[65][66] | 1977, July | Two Harbors Information Center 8, Highway 61 East |
Minnesota | Pine | 30 feet | ||
26[67][68] | 1977, September | Hayward |
Wisconsin | Oak | 34 feet | Tribute to the Ojibwe | |
27[69] | 1977, November | Desert Hot Springs Cabot's Pueblo Museum |
California | Sequoia/Cedar | |||
28[70] | 1978, June | Iowa Falls | Iowa | Cottonwood | |||
29[71][72] | 1978, September | Troy Doniphan County Courthouse |
Kansas | Burr Oak | 27 feet | Restored by Toth in 2010.[64] | |
30[73] | 1979, May | Broken Bow
Forest Heritage Center |
Oklahoma | Cypress | |||
31[74][75] | 1979, August | Loveland 2033 Waterdale Drive, Rock Ridge Ranch |
Colorado | Cottonwood | 37 feet | Relocated to a private ranch on the northern side of US Route 34 (west of Loveland, CO) from its original location on the southern shore of Lake Loveland.[76] | |
32[77][78] | 1979, October | Red Lodge Red Lodge Library |
Montana | Ponderosa Pine | 25 feet | ||
33[79][80] | Winslow Winslow Visitor Center |
Arizona | Ponderosa Pine | 40 feet | |||
34[81] | 1980, May | Texarkana | Texas | Red Oak | Missing (status unknown).[7] | ||
35[82][83] | 1980, July | Lincoln Lincoln Indian Center |
Nebraska | Cottonwood | 25 feet | Fallen giant has succumbed to birds, bugs, and weather. It has been destroyed. | |
36[84][85] | 1980, September | Worland |
Wyoming | Douglas fir | 20 feet | ||
37[86][87] | 1980, November | Idaho Falls North Tourist Park, Lincoln Road and North Yellowstone Highway |
Idaho | Douglas Fir | 27 feet | ||
38[88][89] | 1981, June | Aberdeen Anderson Park |
South Dakota | Cottonwood | 25 feet | Moved indoors for repair; viewable by appointment.[7] | |
39[90][91] | 1981, August | Mandan Stage Stop, 601 6th Avenue Southeast |
North Dakota | Cottonwood | 25 feet (original); approx. 20 feet (damaged)[92] | Struck and damaged by a car in 2013; majority of headdress fell off in a storm in 2020.[92] | |
40[93][94] | 1981, October | Valdez |
Alaska | Sitka spruce | 30 feet | ||
41[95][96] | 1982, May | Osceola | Iowa | Cottonwood | Destroyed in 1993 by winds and flood; replacement created by Jesse Kuhs.[7] | ||
42[97][98] | 24 July 1982 | Narragansett |
Rhode Island | Douglas fir | 20 feet | ||
43[99] | 1982, October | Groton | Connecticut | Douglas fir | In storage.[7] | ||
44[17][100] | 1983, May | Ft. Lauderdale Seminole Indian tribe trading post |
Florida | Cypress | 30 feet | ||
45[101][102] | 24 July 1983 | Plymouth Tourist Information Center, Route 3, Exit 5 |
Massachusetts | Red Oak | 30 feet | ||
46[103] | 1983, October | Bar Harbor | Maine | Elm | Glooscap | ||
47 [104][105] | 22 July 1984 | Burlington Battery Park |
Vermont | Red Oak | 34 feet | The statue has undergone severe internal rot, but was LiDAR scanned on 23 August 2019 under guidance of a committee comprising the City of Burlington Department of Parks, Recreation and Waterfront; faculty members of the University of Vermont; a local non-profit "Branch Out Burlington"; and members of the Abenaki community.[106] | |
48[107] | 1984, September | Laconia Opechee Park |
New Hampshire | Red Oak | 36 feet | Lost to rot, but the sculpture was 3D scanned in hopes of creating a synthetic replica. After receiving city approval, the 3D replica was constructed and the replica was installed at the same location in October 2024. | |
49[108] | 1984, November | Springfield |
Massachusetts | 15 feet | |||
50[111] | 1985, May | Paducah |
Kentucky | Red Oak[112] | 35 feet | The sculpture was restored during the summer of 2016.[113][114] | |
51[115] | 1985, August | Akron Fairlawn Elementary School |
Ohio | Red Oak | 30 feet | Rotaynah | The sculpture was removed in Fall 2018 due to its deteriorating condition and safety concerns, The face of the sculpture (roughly 14 ft high) was saved, is in storage, and is looking for an indoor home to preserve it for future viewing. If you have an idea contact the Akron Public Schools. |
52[116][117] | 23 November 1985 | Murray City Park |
Utah | Cottonwood | |||
53[118] | 1986 | Reno |
Nevada | 17 feet | Wa-Pai-Shone | ||
54[119] | 1986 | Las Cruces Southeast of Hwy 70 |
New Mexico | Pine | 20 feet | Dineh | |
55[120] | 29 November 1986 | Johnson City Metro-Kiwanis Park |
Tennessee | Chestnut Oak | 25 feet | The sculpture is in the process of being restored during October 2018. [121] | |
56[122][123] | 1987, September 25[123][124] | Hillsboro |
Oregon | Douglas Fir | 25 feet | Removed June 2017, after a windstorm caused damage that was deemed irreparable[6] | |
57[125] | 1987 | Astoria |
Oregon | Cedar[126] | 18 feet[126] | Ikala Nawan | |
58[127] | 1988, May | Hale'iwa 59-254 Kamehameha Highway, between Sunset Beach and Sunset Beach Elementary School |
Hawaii | Douglas Fir or redwood | 25 feet | Maui Pohaku Loa
|
Statue is no longer displayed. It is now horizontal on private property |
59[128] | 1988, October | Wakefield Dock on Sunday Lake |
Michigan | 20 feet | |||
60[129] | 1988 | North Bay Welcome Center |
Ontario, Canada | 16 feet | Nibising | ||
61[130] | 1989, May | Ottawa off Hitt Street in Allen Park along the southern bank of the Illinois River |
Illinois | 13 feet | Ho-Ma-Sjah-Nah-Zhee-Ga | ||
62[131] | 1989 | Utica |
Illinois | Oak | 20 feet | Chief Walks with the Wind | |
63[132] | 1989, September | Cherokee |
North Carolina | Sequoia[133] | 22 feet | ||
64[134] | 1989 | Concord "Buffalo Ranch" (defunct)[135] |
North Carolina | 20 feet | Severely damaged | ||
65[136][137] | 1989, October | Williamsport Brandon Park |
Pennsylvania | 20 feet | Restored in 2019 and displayed at bus terminal at William St. and W. Willow St.[138] | ||
66[139] | Hollywood Seminole Reservation |
Florida | May have been moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida.[citation needed] | ||||
67[140] | 1992 | Winnipeg Beach In the Town Square |
Manitoba, Canada | Cedar | 30 feet | Anishinaabe | |
68[141] | 1999 | Iowa Falls Foster Blvd., adjacent to the Veterans Memorial overlooking the Iowa River |
Iowa | 30 feet | New statue replacing Statue #28[142] | ||
69[143] | 2002 | Bethany Beach Front of Town Hall on Garfield Parkway |
Delaware | 25 feet | Chief Little Owl | In 1992, termites and high winds destroyed Statue #22. A replacement statue was carved out of white oak by Dennis D. Beach and lasted until 2000. Statue #69 carved by Peter Wolf Toth in 2002 replaces Statue #22[144] | |
70[145] | 2002 | Colquitt Chamber of Commerce building on Highway 27 |
Georgia | 18 feet | New statue replaces Statue #4[146] | ||
71[147] | 2005 | Buckhead Waccamaw Siouan Indian Reservation |
North Carolina | 16 feet | New statue replaces Statue #18 that was moved to this location from Wilmington, NC[47] | ||
72[148] | 2005 | Whiteville North Carolina Museum of Forestry |
North Carolina | 16 feet | |||
73[5][7] | 2008 | Délegyháza, Hungary | Stephen I of Hungary | ||||
74[3] | 2009 | Vincennes First and Hart streets |
Indiana | Black Oak | Tecumseh |
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Toth, Peter Wolf (1983). Indian Giver. Cable, Wisconsin: Tribal Press. p. 216. ISBN 0-9607044-2-6. OCLC 12664657. LCC NB237.T635 A4 1983
Notes
[edit]- ^ Toth p.5
- ^ a b Toth, Peter Wolf (1983). Indian Giver (3 ed.). Lincoln, Nebraska: Tribal Press. ISBN 0-960-7044-2-6. LCCN 81-90250.
- ^ a b c d e Tree trunk to become Tecumseh monument arrives in Vincennes Thursday, Courierpress.com. September 30, 2009. Accessed September 30, 2009
- ^ a b c d e Trail Leads to Ladysmith[dead link ] Ladysmith Chronicle, September 14, 2009. Accessed October 10, 2009
- ^ a b c d e "Artist's statues honor Indians in all 50 states". Cape Coral Daily Breeze. April 5, 2009. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Pursinger, Geoff (June 15, 2017). "No more Kno-Tah. Statue removed early Thursday morning from Shute Park". Hillsboro Tribune. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Peter Wolf Toth: Sculptures Honor Native Americans, a December 31, 2008 article from Magyar News Online
- ^ "Peter Wolf Toth". Archived from the original on March 11, 2012.
- ^ a b c Stoical 25-year-old reminder of the honor due first peoples, The Boston Globe. August 24, 2008. Accessed December 6, 2009.
- ^ Fischer, Jr., William (July 23, 2018). "Chief Woapalanne - Created by Artist Peter Wolf Toth". Williamsport, Pennsylvania: The Historical Marker Database.
- ^ "North Bay's Nibiising sculpture found". North Bay Nugget. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
- ^ "Wooden Indians just don't cut it". North Bay Nugget. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
- ^ Toth p.55
- ^ David Schumaker. Missing Statues[usurped]
- ^ Toth p.59
- ^ Toth p.68
- ^ a b Sculptor casts a GIANT SHADOW.Orlando Sentinel. September 14, 2005. Accessed November 17, 2009
- ^ Toth p.70
- ^ Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog Control Number GA000446
- ^ Toth p.73
- ^ Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog Control Number AL000264
- ^ Toth p.77
- ^ Toth p.82
- ^ Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog Control Number NY000873
- ^ "Giant protection".
- ^ Toth p.87
- ^ Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog Control Number WV000041
- ^ Toth p.90
- ^ Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog Control Number TN000231
- ^ Toth p.95
- ^ Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog Control Number 73261502
- ^ "Calostimucu's suffered enough". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. 2007-03-18. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ Toth p.101
- ^ Toth p.107
- ^ Toth p.112
- ^ Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog Control Number AR000344
- ^ "Riverfront Park".
Riverfront Park: History Pavilion (Red Brick Pavilion)
- ^ Toth p.118
- ^ Toth p.123
- ^ Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog Control Number 87730027
- ^ Farewell, Whispering Giant
- ^ Toth p.129
- ^ "Peter Wolf Toth". www.dcschumaker.com. Archived from the original on January 6, 2009. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ Toth p.136
- ^ Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog Control Number MS000075
- ^ Toth p.145
- ^ a b Steelman, Ben (1 December 2005). "Sculptor undertakes giant task". Wilmington, North Carolina: Star-News. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
- ^ Toth p.150
- ^ Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog Control Number VA000201
- ^ Toth p.155
- ^ Toth p.159
- ^ Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog Control Number MD000432
- ^ Toth p.162
- ^ Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog Control Number DE000029
- ^ "Chief Little Owl, a tiki warrior-style totem pole at Bethany Beach, the southernmost Atlantic Coast beach town in the eastern state of Delaware. The 24-foot statue, a landmark since 1976, was created by sculptor Peter Wolf Toth as part of his "Trail of the Whispering Giants" project of more than 50 wooden sculptures of famous Indians donated at least one to every U.S. state and in some Canadian provinces". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ Toth p.166
- ^ Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog Control Number SC000226
- ^ Behre, Robert (2005-11-01). "Sculptor to keep Indian in park standing proud". Spartanburg Herald Journal. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ Toth p.168
- ^ Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog Control Number MO000021
- ^ "Peter "Wolf" Toth's Whispering Giants". Google My Maps. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ "Whispering Giant Sculptures - A Waymarking.com Category". www.waymarking.com. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ Hoffman, Brian (2015-11-26). "Random Walks in Time: Trail of the Whispering Giants: Tall Oak". Random Walks in Time. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ a b "Sculptor Returns To Troy". News-Press NOW. 2010-11-16. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ Toth p.172
- ^ Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog Control Number MN000342
- ^ Toth p.177
- ^ Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog Control Number WI000116
- ^ Toth p.187
- ^ Toth p.193
- ^ Toth p.196
- ^ Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog Control Number KS000486
- ^ Toth p.204
- ^ Toth p.205
- ^ Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog Control Number CO000512
- ^ Fleskes, Austin (2022-12-03). ""Redman" statue laid down after 43 years of standing tall in Loveland". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ Toth p.206
- ^ Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog Control Number MT000024
- ^ Toth p.207
- ^ Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog Control Number AZ000322
- ^ Toth p.208
- ^ Toth p.214
- ^ Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog Control Number NE000158
- ^ Toth p.215
- ^ Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog Control Number WY000053
- ^ Toth p.216
- ^ Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog Control Number ID000023
- ^ Toth p.217
- ^ Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog Control Number SD000050
- ^ Toth p.218
- ^ Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog Control Number ND000040
- ^ a b "Whispering Giant Indianhead Statue by Peter Toth". www.mandanhistory.org. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
- ^ Toth p.219
- ^ Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog Control Number AK000201
- ^ Toth p.223
- ^ Peter Toth's Indian Sculpture Meets a Watery Grave Here, The Ogden Reporter. November 3, 1993. Accessed September 30, 2009.
- ^ Toth p.224
- ^ Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog Control Number RI000079
- ^ Toth p.227
- ^ Toth p.228
- ^ Toth p.231
- ^ Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog Control Number 87740251
- ^ Toth p.232
- ^ Wills, Matt, Burlington, Vermont - Toth Indian - Chief Grey Lock. Roadside America. September 11, 2009. Accessed December 12, 2009
- ^ Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog Control Number VT000033
- ^ Baird, Joel Banner (30 August 2019). "Totem-pole-like sculpture in Battery Park needs help". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, Vermont: Gannett Media Corporation. p. A.4. ISSN 0894-8844.
- ^ Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog Control Number NH000283
- ^ Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog Control Number MA000063
- ^ "Head portion of a totem pole, honoring Omiskanoagwaiak, a medicine man of the Wolf People, outside Forest Park in Springfield, Massachusetts". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ "A totem pole, honoring Omiskanoagwaiak, a medicine man of the Wolf People, outside Forest Park in Springfield, Massachusetts". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog Control Number KY000276
- ^ "Paducah's Giant Indian Sculpture 'Wacinton' Honors Chickasaw – PhotoNews247". 2017-10-06. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ "Original Artist, Peter "Wolf" Toth, Travels to Paducah to Stabilize Wacinton". City of Paducah, Kentucky. 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
- ^ "Rededication of Wacinton Sculpture Set for Sunday, August 21 at 3 p.m." City of Paducah, Kentucky. August 19, 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
- ^ Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog Control Number OH000579
- ^ Schumaker, David (2015). "Peter Wolf Toth: Statue #52 Murray, Utah". David Schumaker. Archived from the original on January 6, 2009. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
- ^ Merrill, Dawn (30 January 2010). "Utah: Chief Wasatch - Peter Toth Carving". Roadsideamerica.com. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
- ^ Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog Control Number NV000190
- ^ Schumaker, David (2015). "Peter Wolf Toth: Statue #54 Las Cruces, New Mexico". David Schumaker. Archived from the original on January 6, 2009. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
- ^ Junaluska - Trail of Whispering Giants (Dedication plaque affixed to the sculpture). Johnson City, Tennessee. 2016.
- ^ Fuller, Jessica (2018-10-22). "Renowned sculptor returns to Johnson City to repair 32-year-old piece". Johnson City Press. Retrieved 2018-10-24.
- ^ Schumaker, David (2015). "Peter Wolf Toth: Statue #56 Hillsboro, Oregon". David Schumaker. Archived from the original on January 6, 2009. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
- ^ a b Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog Control Number OR000243
- ^ "Festivities to greet 'Whispering Giant' at park in Hillsboro". The Oregonian. September 24, 1987. p. W1.
- ^ Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog Control Number OR000224
- ^ a b "One of more than 70 "Whispering Giants" wooden sculptures, sculptures by Hungarian-born artist Peter Wolf Toth found in every U.S. state, Canada, Hungary, and elsewhere. This one, in Astoria, Oregon, made of cedar, stands 18 feet tall". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog Control Number HI000012
- ^ Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog Control Number MI000390
- ^ Schumaker, David (2015). "Peter Wolf Toth: Statue #60 North Bay, Ontario, Canada". David Schumaker. Archived from the original on March 26, 2012. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
- ^ Schumaker, David (2015). "Peter Wolf Toth: Statue #61 Ottawa, Illinois". David Schumaker. Archived from the original on January 6, 2009. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
- ^ Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog Control Number IL000334
- ^ Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog Control Number NC000280
- ^ "Statue of the Cherokee leader Sequoyah, Cherokee, North Carolina". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ Schumaker, David (2015). "Peter Wolf Toth: Statue #64 Concord, North Carolina". David Schumaker. Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
- ^ "Mount Pleasant, North Carolina: Buffalo Ranch (Gone)". RoadsideAmerica.com. 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
- ^ Schumaker, David (2015). "Peter Wolf Toth: Statue #65 Williamsport, Pennsylvania". David Schumaker. Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
- ^ Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog Control Number PA001493
- ^ Williamsport, Pennsylvania: Chief Woapalanne Statue, Roadside America website. Accessed 1 March 2024.
- ^ Trail of Whispering Giants (pamphlet). Edgewater, Florida: Peter Wolf Toth - Home Studio Museum Art World Gallery. 2008.
- ^ Way Marking.com
- ^ Schumaker, David (2015). "Peter Wolf Toth: Statue #68 Iowa Falls, Iowa". David Schumaker. Archived from the original on July 1, 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
- ^ Schumaker, David (2015). "Original Iowa Falls statue #28". David Schumaker. Archived from the original on June 17, 2015. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
- ^ Schumaker, David (2015). "Peter Wolf Toth: Statue #69 Bethany Beach, Delaware". David Schumaker. Archived from the original on August 3, 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
- ^ Schumaker, David (2015). "Original Bethany Beach statue #22". David Schumaker. Archived from the original on August 3, 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
- ^ Schumaker, David (2015). "Peter Wolf Toth: Statue #70 Colquitt, Georgia". David Schumaker. Archived from the original on August 4, 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
- ^ Schumaker, David (2015). "Original Colquitt, Georgia statue #4". David Schumaker. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
- ^ Schumaker, David (2015). "Peter Wolf Toth: Statue #71 Buckhead, North Carolina". David Schumaker. Archived from the original on March 26, 2012. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
- ^ Schumaker, David (2015). "Peter Wolf Toth: Statue #72 Whiteville, North Carolina". David Schumaker. Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Whispering Giants (Peter Wolf Toth) at Wikimedia Commons
- Smithsonian Institution Research Information System (SIRIS) Art Inventories Catalog: Peter Toth inventory